SkyWest looking to buy MAG, XJT, or both
03-11-2008, 04:16 AM
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Chip talked to my class about a month ago and was asked about this. He said he'd like to get another contract (US Air, or CAL) but not at the expense of buying a company losing $10M per month. Mesa has even worse problems right now. I wouldn't be surprised if SKY bought pieces of mesa to get more CR7's and CRJ9's or to get in with US Air. SkyWest has a lot of money in the bank and have always been a cautious company, that will continue. Jerry and Chip are smart guys.
03-11-2008, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by viper548
Chip talked to my class about a month ago and was asked about this. He said he'd like to get another contract (US Air, or CAL) but not at the expense of buying a company losing $10M per month. Mesa has even worse problems right now. I wouldn't be surprised if SKY bought pieces of mesa to get more CR7's and CRJ9's or to get in with US Air. SkyWest has a lot of money in the bank and have always been a cautious company, that will continue. Jerry and Chip are smart guys.
03-11-2008, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by GetErDun
"Mesa pile of doo-doo"
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03-11-2008, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Airwaves
Hey, now will those go! airplanes over in Hawaii be ETOPS certified if Skywest buys them, or are they still waiting on those A319s to do Southwest flying, with branded service to many of Southwests destinations?
If you ETOPS your RJs, you can fly from the West Coast to Hawaii, no problem, and still have room for tons of powdered sugar with red food coloring drink mix in back, or even under the seats where the life vests should be!
If you ETOPS your RJs, you can fly from the West Coast to Hawaii, no problem, and still have room for tons of powdered sugar with red food coloring drink mix in back, or even under the seats where the life vests should be!
BTW, this is a forum which means almost anything is up for discussion. If you don’t like it then don’t read it and if you have nothing to contribute then don’t contribute at all.
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03-11-2008, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
Skywest is a VERY REAL possibility, my guess is they would merge us with ASA.
I doubt it seeing that Jerry and friends don't want one pilot group having that much power. No he'd buy you guys and keep you separate so that they could whipsaw us all. Regardless of the whipsawing, they'd still keep all of us near or equal to the top in total compensation and QOL; but you can kiss the days of being the OVERALL & BY FAR industry leader good-by.
Agree/disagree? ............take a look at ASA.
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03-11-2008, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JetJock16
I doubt it seeing that Jerry and friends don't want one pilot group having that much power. No he'd buy you guys and keep you separate so that they could whipsaw us all. Regardless of the whipsawing, they'd still keep all of us near or equal to the top in total compensation and QOL; but you can kiss the days of being the OVERALL & BY FAR industry leader good-by.
Agree/disagree? ............take a look at ASA.
Agree/disagree? ............take a look at ASA.
They also provide us with a positive work environment...that's hard to quantify in dollar terms, but it's certainly worth something to me. I've worked for some very large, very effective organizations, and SKW has a similar atmosphere...and it's one of the very few airlines which does. If you're a civilian who has spent his entire working life climbing through the seedy under-belly of aviation...just to work at a crap regional with bad attitudes all around, you have no idea what you're missing.
03-11-2008, 07:35 AM
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Just thinking out loud, Mesa's going down, how will it go?
1. Bankrupt and Liquidated.
2. Bought out at bargain price.
3. Chipped away, downsized till there's hardly anything left.
I'd rather see 1 or 2, that way a better carrier can take those PHX and LAS routes sooner.
1. Bankrupt and Liquidated.
2. Bought out at bargain price.
3. Chipped away, downsized till there's hardly anything left.
I'd rather see 1 or 2, that way a better carrier can take those PHX and LAS routes sooner.
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