Originally Posted by
JetJock16
Not every regional airline will have the ability to move toward this new business model but carriers like SkyWest and RAH, who incidentally have already began this transition, will have no problem.
Just a question/hypothetical scenario. We all know that SKW has a huge amount of money in the bank, for a "regional". Like I mentioned prior, BB was able to capitalize on a bit of a unique situation. Acquire/take over 2 carriers (routes/aircraft/reservation systems/ground support/staffing, etc) that were in financial straights. One much more so than the other. And like I mentioned, he got 2 turnkey operations in the process to help expedite the process of building the Republic brand. Albeit under multiple paint jobs and different companies.
I seriously don't see TSA/HK being able to do this. But even with SKW's strong financials, who are they going to merge with/acquire to be able to pull of what BB did?