Originally Posted by
NightIP
TD, I don't know of any independent airline that could reasonably build the kind of flexibility required to make a profit on $140/oil. Well, I take that back; Cape Air made money, but it's an entirely different niche working either established routes or EAS subsidized routes. For an upstart operation, forget about it. It's not realistic.
The Sad Truth NightIP if you company was in it for the long haul with the branded flying you would still be there flying today. No one in aviation or business could have had a crystal ball, that is what planning and contingency plans are for. In addition to piles of cash to offset the difficult times.
Not to further beat a former dead horse, but XJET still isn't on solid ground, and by no means would I like to see it fail, MESA yes (well really just JO), so to all the RAH XJETter bashers, focus on providing a quality product to your many customers and everything else will work itself out.