Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
That is certainly interesting and most probably not a coincidence but it doesn't prove any new growth. XJET won the ERJ contract after TransStates and AWAC decided against it. The fact that you guys traded CEOs doesn't mean anything, it could be for "streamlining" operations. As far as the E170, it's probably inevitable for Expressjet, you have aging and inefficient ERJs, hundreds of them. They will have to be replaced by something, at least part of the fleet. So I wouldn't call it growth just yet, not to mention no one knows how the new scope will be.
Trans States did not decide against it and neither did AWAC, they lost the bid to XJT. TSA thought they were going to win it and decided to send out recall letters, didn't work out for them. AWAC thought that if they could get concessions they could send in a lower bid, it didn't work out. Neither airline "decided against it" during the worst recession in 70 years.
I hope that the next 70 seat a/c goes to mainline even though SKW is entitled to it.