Absolutely they would.

I love conjecture...it's amusing.

Republic Says It Cannot Fly The Schedule It Promised Partners

Republic Airways says the ongoing labor dispute with its pilots is in large part why the airline is cutting part of its planned schedule for later this year and the first half of 2016. Republic told investors and employees it is discussing with partner airlines how to both temporarily and permanently reduce its commitments. The airline said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union representing pilots, is increasingly making “unrealistic and unsustainable ...

Writing is on the walls. Has been for a while.

unrealistic and unsustainable? :D

let it shrink until it's gone, if you can't pay at least twice what is currently being paid for pilots your business model is unsustainable...

If your going to wish yourself out of a job, well... You might as well walk away now

I love how Bedford went out and got all these airframes, contracts, moved to a larger house, lined his pockets, fired Managers because of bad employee surveys and now screws over the whole airline and investors because he is refusing to pay pilots what they are worth. The BOD should fire him for his incompetence.
I don't see other regionals having the problems BB is having. He has poisoned the water so bad at RAH, the corporate culture is ruined by greed.

It goes beyond that. He is paying a huge sum of money to a third party to conduct surveys and help to "change the culture", but has given management no authority to actually follow any instructions from said company. He has hired seabury, again, to develop a business plan to keep rah around without paying his pilot group. Part of that plan, which will be implemented immediately is to park planes and decrease revenue. So he is paying multiple outside companies, parking planes, reducing revenue and profit, and he feels it is a good business plan. It all adds up to be FAR more expensive than a new contract. He has crossed over to gross negligence. His buddies on the board wont do a thing about it.

If that ends up being the case Delta has invested $350 million in China Eastern to strengthen their China alliance and AA would spend around the same to strengthen their domestic regional feed. Late to the party again!

My bet is the Delta flying is at unprofitable rates, so they will go for a pre-packaged bankruptcy to shed those contracts, then emerge with just 170/175 flying. Might be a stronger company for it, or might not. Who knows.

Maybe, but the underlying problem is still there. He can extend the life of the company using such measures, but until he can attract pilots, rah is on borrowed time. I dont think bedford will do what it takes to save this place. Its amazing the board will let him sink the ship without so much as an argument.