Merger effect on Airways Regionals
02-19-2013, 08:00 AM
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Merger effect on Airways Regionals
Anyone think some of our companies wont make the cut? How soon ya'll think until we'll see changes in our flying or day to day operation? anyone think any of the airways regionals or other regionals will actually benefit from this merger? 7 or so regionals VS AE? what rumors are going around at your carrier?
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02-19-2013, 08:04 AM
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If Doug Parker is in the driver's seat I doubt he is going to be particularly excited about just handing most of US American's feed to AE.
AE is supposed to be spun off, and think they'll stick to that plan. Then they can compete with everybody else for the flying by taking big pay cuts.
There are probably route overlaps, and there may be somebody left without a seat.
AE is supposed to be spun off, and think they'll stick to that plan. Then they can compete with everybody else for the flying by taking big pay cuts.
There are probably route overlaps, and there may be somebody left without a seat.
02-19-2013, 08:16 AM
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Considering US Airways has something like 7-8 regionals, I'd expect elimination and consolidation to occur on that side. Considering Eagle's present operation is a melted candle at both ends (excessive number of small RJ's on one side and an excessive number of $100-140,000/year pilots on the other), I'd expect contraction there. Divestiture may or may not occur along with consolidation (merger).
The degree of impact to each side is the wild card and it would appear even Parker hasn't dived too deeply yet into how he will modify that. It sounds as if the mainline decisions haven't been completed and that would occur before determining how the "Eagle" brand network and all its "feed providers" will factor in. Nothing but speculation at this point............
The degree of impact to each side is the wild card and it would appear even Parker hasn't dived too deeply yet into how he will modify that. It sounds as if the mainline decisions haven't been completed and that would occur before determining how the "Eagle" brand network and all its "feed providers" will factor in. Nothing but speculation at this point............
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