Originally Posted by flyguy23

This is the nature of the industry. The RAH contract is very average. Its not a whole lot better than many, but its not worse either. RAH runs at a low cost because its very lean on all levels from management, scheduling, etc right on through to the pilots and FAs. Unfortunatly, RAH is just the new whipping boy by many. No one cared when the industry was growing and everyone was doing well. Now that things have taken a downturn, someone has to be evil. Its not a coincedence that its the one company still somewhat growing. Calling RAH the next mesa is just laughable. There is zero comparison in the two companies other than them not being wholly owned by a legacy.

Its rather sad people are bashing others. If RAH were to lose one of their contracts to another regional, you bet they'd be celebrating for being the new "cheaper option". This is all a matter of people wanting their company to grow and not someone elses.