SkyWest to buy Comair?

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01-14-2008 | 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by flycrj200

Delta will never sell to Skywest because they will not allow one airline to control most of the Delta Connection flying.

100% correct.

Also Jerry doesn't want a bunch of 50 seaters, and he sure doesn't want that particular work group...ASA gave him enough fits.

However, I would not rule out DAL actually PAYING skywest to "adopt" CA.

01-14-2008 | 03:40 PM

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Love your posts, rickair...!

01-14-2008 | 03:40 PM

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I bet DAL and NWA merge. Seems as though Comair is being cleaned up, maybe to make it more attractive?

01-14-2008 | 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Slaphappy

Is this the same skywest captain that said skywest was at a 6 year upgrade? No offense to CMR people but why would skywest want comair? Their fleet is made up of about 80% of those old crj200s that are a dying breed.

It's not about aircraft. It's about routes and contracts. If delta has a XX yr long contract with commair and commair is sold then SKW gets to keep flying on that deal. The certificates and the legalities that come with them are what's worth the money. The routes, the flight contracts, ground contracts, gates, etc. Look at AA and TWA. I was in ATL just the other day and there were several TWA 757s on the Delta ramp going to the Delta paintshop because AA didn't want the planes.

01-14-2008 | 07:18 PM

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ToiletDuck, you have absolutely no excuse for misspelling Comair...and not once, but twice!!

01-14-2008 | 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB

ToiletDuck, you have absolutely no excuse for misspelling Comair...and not once, but twice!!

Oh snap!!!

01-14-2008 | 08:32 PM

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JFK Reservists are flying LOTS.... LOTS LOTS LOTS... I think Ive flown (or done something) everyday but in the last 2 months and Im a pretty "senior" reserve holder, at least when it comes to short call I am #1 waaahooo