Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
There have been rumors at ASA for months of SkyWest having already made a backroom agreement with Mesa to purchase their assets. Something tells me that this ruling was not unexpected. I agree with whoever said that JO may be using this as an easy out. JO will liquidate and ride off into the sunset still a rich man. A thousand pilots will lose their jobs, or at least their seniority. Delta is emboldened to beat up the remaining regionals working for them. Bottom line: the workers are the only losers here, as usual.
SKW has long held the attitude that they would not touch mag with a ten-foot pole...too hard to clean up the mess.
But if the BK process gets their financial house in order, and SGU can reach an advance arrangement with US to renew the 900 flying in 2012 it might make sense...
- Easy acquisition.
- They get one new partner out of the deal.
Possible hassles:
- ALPA integration with ASA?
- This will not happen if SGU cannot renew the 900 flying in advance (or unless they can find some other solid use for those 900's...perhaps UA/CAL scope relaxation?)