Originally Posted by johnso29

I think you hit the nail on the head with CAL splitting their flying. They don't want all their eggs in one basket. Everyone please excuse the comments of my less informed rookie XJET coworkers. I don't know if you're right about the humbling experiences though. The company has done a good job of diversifying themselves over the last several years by paying off our debt to CAL, opening a paint shop in Mexico, and being the only MX in the US able to rebuild/repair the EMB145 thrust reversers. And I am glad the company is going to do flying outside of the Legacys. I'm tired of being at the mercy of the Legacy beancounters, being their puppets. The regionals are like a pack of wolves fighting over a piece of meat that is always getting smaller. For all of you doubters out there saying 50 seat flying is dead we already have enough customers for 10 airplanes for our charter, and the branded flying might work better than everyone thinks. It does great for Southwest, and how many times do you hear people in the airports complaining about making their connections? How would like to be able to fly from the midwest to a coastal city and avoid connecting through ORD, DFW, IAH, LGA, JFK, IAD, LAX, ATL, EWR, CLT, avoiding ground stops and EDCs. Our branded flying will not be exactly like Independence because we WILL NOT BE COMPETING DIRECTLY WITH A LEGACY FLYING IN AND OUT OF THEIR HUB. Point to point flying is something I think a lot of travelers would welcome with open arms. Rant over.