LOL! That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. "Bidding for a company" isn't even possible right now for ASA or Skywest, but I wouldn't expect you to understand that.

+1. Ha Ha. Good one. Let's see he says he is at one of the reputable ones, could that be GoJet? Or maybe SkyWest. At any case, we could not care less. Only reason I asked where he works is because he says he heard this "rumor" so I want to know if he heard that at his workplace or from a cashier at McDonalds.

It's funny how everyone laughs at ASA rumors, so far the last five that I know of have been spot on.

CRJ 900 (2009) - FACT
ASA and United (2009) - FACT
Furloughs (2009) - FACT
AirMekong (2009 - 2010) - FACT and also the biggest laughed at rumor
Recall (2010) - FACT
Purchasing another airline (2010) - Lets just wait and see!

We are not laughing at the rumor. We are laughing at the guy who said he is at one of the reputable regionals so he is one of the bigger midget in the room.

Hey, we all know anything can happen in this business so it's possible SkyWest approached DAL's RA and asked him if he would sell one of the WO regional.

Double posted on accident, disregard

Insert random fact and hope to be right in the future.....2010
Throw out erroneous data and spout poetic to appear prophetic....2010
Wasting our time until these things come true...current

Is it possible that i fly for ASA????? :eek:

Who knows?????

So far this rumor seems to have some traction....sort of....I keep hearing that Delta is trying to offload a couple wholly owned carriers. Skywest Inc has close to 800 million in the bank....they could buy all the wholly owned DCI's i believe.

I think this has been going around for a while --

ASA to acquire another airline??

ASA announcement?

or

confused about this ASA thing

Why would any company want to buy a wholly owned? There is nothing that is of any value. What would they be buying? Just a contract with Delta for some flying? With Mesaba it would be flying for 16 200's which no one in their right mind would want to buy, 28 turbo props that will be gone soon and then 30 something 900's. I doubt anyone would be willing to buy this operation. Delta will be asking a price that encompasses a bunch of flying that will soon be gone, why would anyone buy a contract for flying that will be gone in a year?

So are you saying that SkyWest Inc. has not put in an offer for them. Ok...

How would extending and expanding a very lucrative contract with Delta not be valuable? Especially since their ASA contract with DAL is up to be amended this Fall. 16 200s must have short term value since Delta just dropped Mesa's 135s and still needs the lift. Proof of this is that DAL just decided to renege on eliminating all 20 of ASA's 200s and asked ASA to put 6 of them back in service. Yes, the Saabs are leaving. Good riddance. As for the 30 900s, that would be the golden ticket, wouldn't it? Especially since 76 seaters are the way of the future, yet are scope limited. SkyWest Inc. wants as many as they can get, and the only way is to transfer them from another DCI carrier.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

Let's explore why you think all of this flying will be gone in 1 year. Do you know something the rest of us don't? Please share...