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07-14-2010 | 05:17 PM

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I like the model AA currently has with Eagle. I know AA may not like the model so well any more, but I think it's benficial to have one regional essentially associated with one major.

How about the model Southwest and AirTran has, no regional. Oh yea that usually turns a profit.

07-14-2010 | 07:29 PM

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Guess you haven't seen AirTran's latest quarterly

07-14-2010 | 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by alpo

How about the model Southwest and AirTran has, no regional. Oh yea that usually turns a profit.

Except for all those Skywest CRJ's flying for Airtran......

07-15-2010 | 06:51 AM

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Except for all those Skywest CRJ's flying for Airtran......

Flying FOR AirTran?

You sure?

07-15-2010 | 07:22 AM

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How about the model Southwest and AirTran has, no regional. Oh yea that usually turns a profit.

I was just saying if you're going to associate yourself with a regional, better to associate with just one company.

07-15-2010 | 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Wiscopilot

Except for all those Skywest CRJ's flying for Airtran......

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Flying FOR AirTran?

You sure?

Yes. He is correct. They are flying them on an 'at risk' contract, which means if the route makes $$$ Skywest makes $$$. However, if the route loses $$$ then Skywest loses the $$$. It's not a fee for departure contract.

07-15-2010 | 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Whacker77

I was just saying if you're going to associate yourself with a regional, better to associate with just one company.

Management may be many things but stupid isn't one of them. They all learned from the Comair strike. No one contractor group will ever be so empowered again.

07-15-2010 | 11:43 AM

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Agree, but management could have given in to Comair ALPA proposals, which weren't that unreasonable at the time. But they decided to lose $3 million/ day for like 90 days instead.

07-15-2010 | 08:30 PM

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I highly doubt RAH even wants Eagle. Hundreds of 37 & 50 seaters that are becoming uneconomical is not a good investment.

BB bought F9 & YX to get out of the regional business. Buying AE doesn't make sense.

I don't think RAH wants eagle for the fact that it is an old, expensive, weighed down carrier. There is nothing innovative or exciting about Eagle. The ERJ fleet is outdated and lags behind the competition. However I have heard that Embraer is very interested in trading say 1 190 for 2 135's to be converted into Legacies. I guess we'll see, the 135-145's can't weigh eagle down much longer. Something will happen soon.

07-17-2010 | 09:11 AM

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However I have heard that Embraer is very interested in trading say 1 190 for 2 135's to be converted into Legacies. I guess we'll see, the 135-145's can't weigh eagle down much longer. Something will happen soon.

I really doubt that. What corporate flight department would want such high cycle airframes?

Photos: Embraer EMB-135LR (ERJ-135LR) Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Here they languish, it's sad really. According to AMR's 10K last year the 135's were fully depreciated and not viewed as having enough residual value for sale.