I'm not here educate you on anything, you can do that yourself. Obviously you haven't already.... And yes they did buy ASA as a wholly owned from Delta. Here's a hint- you're looking for "Post Merger Airline and Services Agreement". It's accessible information if you just pull your head out of your ass and look instead of cackling rumors in the corner like a little girl. Search away stupid people.

.....D-BAG

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I love regional airline internet tough guys - they're SO CUTE!

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Lol @ Slant Alpha thinking that a "Post Merger Airline and Services Agreement" will get in the way if Delta really wanted to sell a wholly owned. Lol @ how naive he is.

It must be "that time of the month" for her... I think we found that "one in every class too"! Put your hand down...

Hey big guuurl slanty pants, instead of lowering yourself to our level and throwing a few crumbs, why don't you just post a link next time and save all of us stupid people the trouble of the scavenger hunt? In fact, why don't you just go ahead and post the whole text of it to support your theory? Thanks, you're really neat.

Well then why don't you kindly provide us with some "facts" junior.

~30 +/-

Are you listening jayray?

I'd give a whole foods organic turkey sandwich with avocado for a WO with a side of yam salad and a black butte porter.

This is the BEST thing Ive read on this thread so far. Its sucks that we are all on here arguing about what MIGHT happen and other rumors about airplanes that should be at the mainline level anyway.

You guys are sad.
 

Nobody is arguing. Just another rumor thread for entertainment....if you don't like it...kick rocks.

Maybe you should take your own advice....

Ok thanks. The exit is to your left.

Yep. I have to laugh at all the people who get spooled up by posts by anonymous people on a message board. Anyone who takes anonymous message boards for more than entertainment value needs to lighten up. :cool:

Your profile says "CRJ-900 FO". Which regional only flies CRJ-900s? Do you wear your epaulets upside down so everyone knows you fly "The Nine"?

Now back to the topic. I hear SkyWest Inc. is going to make their announcement early next week. We shall see if the rumors are true.

In my honest opinion...people who get riled up by internet posts, probably have a non existent sex life. :eek:

How does Skywest buying a regional result in ASA gaining 30 900's?

Because if they buy another ALPA regional they will have to merge it with ASA to keep SkyWest Airlines non union. :rolleyes:

If they try to run it as another sub, the ASA MEC will file a single carrier petition to end the whipsaw sure to follow.

You do realize that there is a difference between SkyWest Inc and its subsidiary SkyWest Airlines, right?

So how does a merger go? Fences in the beginning and then any new openings by a combined seniority? Relative seniority? How senior is the Mesaba group?

Since Mesaba flies the same equipment (except the Saabs, which are leaving), I'd predict relative seniority. You usually only fence dissimilar and higher paying aircraft types (like DAL/NWA with the 747 and 777).

And though they are a bit smaller, I think Mesaba's seniority profile is pretty close to ASA's.

Its funny how 3 months ago I heard this rumor from "people in the know" except most of the growth was going to the SKYW side. Heard the big man himself say that if Inc bought another airline he would not want another pilot group. Take from that what you will......

Just another tid bit that I heard. JA does not want a Union at SKYW. If another airline is purchased and all advantages go to ASA because they have a union and can merge list and SKYW can't because they are not union SKYW pilots would go Union Tomorrow. That is why he does not want another pilot group. Heard him say he wants assets only so growth can go to SKYW as well. Not flaming, just adding what I have heard him say.

Looks like asa is getting 16 more 700's soon.

I see no reason they don't just do it the way Republic does it. If they want integration I see them doing more of what WAVIT is describing.

I just heard a rumor that you guys are planning to hire 400-600 more pilots by years end?

hahaha I wish.... I hope so....

The rumors are definitely flying fast and furious. I just heard one about a merger with ExpressJet. I don't hold this rumor to be any more credible than any of the rest, and probably very unlikely to be true.

I do think it's definitely entertaining to hear all the crazy stuff that gets passed around. New -900s, possible mergers, possible liquidations of other carriers (wholly owned or not) and acquisition of their assets, etc. etc.

No one should get too excited. IMO something is afoot, but I'm not sure what it is and am not going to get too concerned about it. And if nothing happens by the end of the year then watch morale sink.

So for anyone who thinks ASA, ahem, Atlantic Southeast pilots are crazy to be passing on these rumors, just take a chill pill. We'll all believe it when we see it. For now it's just idle entertainment.

I'm almost 100% sure that the training department isn't set up to handle that. There is just no way.

..Which is why it MAY have Merit- haha

Hiring just 400 pilots by years end would require training 80 new pilots a month. I highly doubt that is possible to do all that new hire training plus do the recalls.

To get the pilots online, perhaps not! But hiring that many, potentially so. Honestly don't see this one as a possibility but I didn't expect full recalls before next spring either. There's no way the new recalls will help with the summer flying at this point so it definite makes one wonder what's going on.

Like BH said... cuz we extended 6 200's, got 4 700s, 2 200's and 40 pilots to nam. :rolleyes: I still find it amazing that many of us saw understaffing for this summer coming and management says they didn't. Without these items ASA was still understaffed, so I agree... something is cooking... but what? ta da DAAAAAAAA :eek:

Thanks to Freedom our block hours for December are the same as our block hours for July. That's why the furloughed guys/gals are being recalled. SH told me today that no hiring is expected until Jan. 2011 and that would be for 2011 summer flying. We don't even have a hiring department right now.

Another position notice came out yesterday. Looking at the max numbers, it calls for up to 46 more upgrades. Something's up.

Maybe, but it could just be rebalancing for when all the furloughs are back on property.

That's the way I see it. The company knows a few guys are going to get scooped up by Delta and they are sending 40 away to Nam. Seems routine to me.

Watch the news wires. You rumor guys over there are freaking out.

Explain please.

...We're acquiring JAL, You heard it here First hahaha