Well, last time I checked Horizon was owned by Alaska Air Group which owns both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. You should know how a holding company works, you work for one. Do you work for ASA? No. You work for SkyWest, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. Alaska's goal of a 7.25 or lower CASM is nowhere near what Horizon is looking for. Do we need to cut costs? Certainly. There are many initiatives underway to reduce costs.

As far as the reference to the profits of ASA and Comair...well, as an employee of SkyWest you know all too well that it is quite easy to make a profit when you get paid a guaranteed profit. It's a whole different thing when you a majority of your flying is a your own risk. 70% of Horizon's passengers don't connect to any other airline. There is no comparison between the two business models.

Virgin America. If they ever get their operating certificate we'll see what happens. Just remember they will directly compete with your cash cow United, too. And probably less directly with your other cash cow Delta.