By reading some of these post it would seem some out there think capitalism and competition are bad words. I'm sure if you were operating your own business you'd do it all different. All of your employees would have the best of everything, highest pay, best benefits, the business would grow nonstop etc... and of course you wouldn't compete with anyone else. -- If you like the socialist/marxist way of thinking so much why don't you move to China.

BTW, rumor has the SkyWest bid for flying the 700s came in nearly a $1000 an hour cheaper than Horizon's. Sounds a bit much to me, but I'm sure it wasn't just a savings of $30 an hour crew cost.