Aircrafts owned by regionals
02-25-2020 | 01:01 PM
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Aircraft owned by regionals
Hello everyone,
The latest TSA aircraft reshuffle to XJT and SKW got me wondering : what regional airline truly own their metal ?
Does owning your aircraft offer better protection to its pilot group ? (one contract can still be cancelled by the major)
If you have a list, or know how to get to that information, please let me know
Thanks
The latest TSA aircraft reshuffle to XJT and SKW got me wondering : what regional airline truly own their metal ?
Does owning your aircraft offer better protection to its pilot group ? (one contract can still be cancelled by the major)
If you have a list, or know how to get to that information, please let me know
Thanks
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02-25-2020 | 01:07 PM
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Skywest mostly owns their own planes. This is typically good for the pilots because even if a contract cancels, or expires without being extended, management has a big incentive to find a new home for the planes in question. Also means that Skywest won't typically sign a three-year contract, since they're paying for the planes they want more assurance of long-term employment so the contracts are typically 10, 15, 20 years (I don't think they even like to do 10). That translates into longer-term employment stability without having to sweat it every couple of years when you contract is back up on the auction block.
All that said, try to avoid staying at the regionals long enough for any of this to matter.
All that said, try to avoid staying at the regionals long enough for any of this to matter.
02-26-2020 | 07:00 AM
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Skywest mostly owns their own planes. This is typically good for the pilots because even if a contract cancels, or expires without being extended, management has a big incentive to find a new home for the planes in question. Also means that Skywest won't typically sign a three-year contract, since they're paying for the planes they want more assurance of long-term employment so the contracts are typically 10, 15, 20 years (I don't think they even like to do 10). That translates into longer-term employment stability without having to sweat it every couple of years when you contract is back up on the auction block.
All that said, try to avoid staying at the regionals long enough for any of this to matter.
All that said, try to avoid staying at the regionals long enough for any of this to matter.
Also, owning the airplanes is no guarantee. ASA owned many of their airframes. Those are the ones at SkyWest now with AS and EV tail numbers. Oh, and the ND tail number.
02-26-2020 | 09:09 AM
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