Originally Posted by
IBPilot
You do realize that Colgan had nothing to do with that growth don't you?
That growth is because of the Pinnacle pilots and management undecutting scope with them.
Exactly. Colgan has lost Pinnacle more money than it cost to buy them. Had it not been for Pinnacle, not only would Colgan not be growing, but they most likely would not have even survived the huge run up in oil prices... the airline wouldn't be around today.
Those Q400s were bought by Pinnacle pilots' extremely subpar compensation, abuse, and stalled contract negotiations. Colgan was simply a cheap certificate to put them on.