Boyd has been a consultant for APA for at least 5 years. Just like any consultant, I only get paid if I make my customer is happy. Boyd publicizes his forecasts at every media possible short of having a blog of his own. APA and Boyd can keep looking at AE all they want. APA will give scope for additional CRJ700 and maybe small number CRJ900's as I read between the lines if APA can have AA get the 125-140 seater's at AA. I see a US Airways type deal coming.

But I still think the interline agreements will be to move AE aircraft out of routes replaced by interline agreement airlines and AE replaces AA mainline flights. This way no Interline agreement airlines have replaced an AA mainline route, it was replaced by an AE aircraft. AA already now has A320 and E190's and B737 from interline agreement airlines flying on some of the same routes with overlap. I would not worry about AE if I was APA or Boyd. Besides Boyd failed to mention that after 67 dollars a barrel of oil the S80 is a gas hog and flying on that airplane for 3-4 hours hurts also.

The rplacement aircraft for S80 at AA is here. A320, E190 and B737, they just not crewed by APA pilots. So yes APA with Boyd's analysis has kept AE from flying larger aircraft within house but others are, and those airplanes are still not crewed by APA pilots.

But if I was a consultant for APA, I would tell them to get over AE, they are here. You should worry not to let someone else show up on property. That working with AE pilots is better than working with JB or West Jet pilots because there companies have there own shareholders to pacify, not AMR's.