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09-27-2009 | 04:51 PM

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Purpleanga

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Or mesa could offer to fly them at a loss for an extended cpa, stay in business and reorganize out of bankruptcy..... they are not dead yet and i doubt they are just going to roll over and die.

Well their current CPA is already at a near loss for MESA from what I hear. That's why UA still has them.

09-27-2009 | 04:59 PM

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Yep. The question is will other airlines do the same.

Probably, becasue its a way for airlines to reduce cost.

09-27-2009 | 05:56 PM

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Or mesa could offer to fly them at a loss for an extended cpa, stay in business and reorganize out of bankruptcy..... they are not dead yet and i doubt they are just going to roll over and die.

As I understand it, UA is not just looking for price, but quality. I suspect that whoever they choose will have to have good performance and customer service, as UA tries to change their image.

09-28-2009 | 08:31 AM

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As I understand it, UA is not just looking for price, but quality. I suspect that whoever they choose will have to have good performance and customer service, as UA tries to change their image.

In my opinion the bean counters that run these airlines will tell the media "we are concentrating on a quality product" while not changing a thing and accepting the lowest price and lowest quality lift provider. I hope i am wrong but it would be a drastic change of pace.

If they do go with a quality product then in my opinion i think Skywest has this lift locked up. That is, as long as United management wasnt worried about giving Skywest too big of a % of the regional lift. XJT, comair, AWAC, ... lots of people put their name in the hat and I am assuming a lot of those bids are priced at or near break even. Skywest is big enough to where their fleet would be 450 + or - airplanes. That is a lot of airplanes to spread their overhead costs over. just my 2 cents

09-28-2009 | 08:39 AM

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I believe SKW is doing a few flights out of DEN in the Bro starting in OCT...

09-28-2009 | 09:28 AM

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This RFP was for flying in Spring 2010

09-28-2009 | 09:35 AM

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This RFP was for flying in Spring 2010

nevermind i needed to read more

09-28-2009 | 11:36 AM

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I believe SKW is doing a few flights out of DEN in the Bro starting in OCT...

Skywest and United have already played this game before, and it didn't do too well. I believe that some of Lakes 1900's could fly more than the Skywest Brasilias on some days.

Also can the Brasilia do Aspen? I know that YV does a lot of flights in the Dash in there...

09-28-2009 | 12:37 PM

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Starts OCT 25th GCC and RKS Flights will be SKW Brozilla flights. There are also talks of Casper and a few others to be added.

09-28-2009 | 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by newarkblows

XJT, comair, AWAC, ... lots of people put their name in the hat and I am assuming a lot of those bids are priced at or near break even. Skywest is big enough to where their fleet would be 450 + or - airplanes. That is a lot of airplanes to spread their overhead costs over. just my 2 cents

But since Comair went from 170 airplanes to 110, we've saved Delta hundreds of millions of dollars on fuel!

Delta loves Comair, and United could, too!