Don't worry, Horizon pilots will vote yes to concessions and it will be our turn to be the laughing stock of the industry.

Of course, we also believed that they were perfectly okay with shrinking the airline if we didn't vote yes last time. I can just hear it on the earnings call. We went ahead an turned down flying because our pilots are so greedy. Every dime they save not paying us goes right into the execs pockets via bonuses.

Alaska to order 30 large RJs in 1st QTR 2016
 

The only parallel between the CRJ's going away and our current situation is that in both cases, the decision was made before there were ever any negotiations. The company has made some clever moves here to create animosity between the pilot group and the union. The union told them to **** off when they asked for a cut to the CRJ rates, and the company then made it look like they went away because of the union. Now they're riding that wave by getting the union to push this garbage to the pilot group because the union doesn't want to get burned at the stake by the pilots. There is no way the union can get ahead of this and look like the good guys.

As has been said tons of times here on APC - AAG will not **** over Horizon, at least not right now. If they screw Horizon over in the future it will be regardless of the outcome of this TA. We cannot compete with Skywest's unit costs, but we aren't competing with them anyway even if AAG says we are. The company has been talking WAY too much about these jets going to QX to be serious about possibly sending them to OO.

SkyWest doesnt like OPP latley.. (Other people planes). They like to buy there own, and fly them..

I was told from a reliable source that SkyWest will lease the aircraft to Horizon because the delivery slots are already scheduled to SkyWest.

It seems a forgone conclusion the jets are going to Horizon, as they should.

Why even consider concessions?

According to the logic of many around here, it goes like this:

No concessions = jets don't/maybe/probably/most likely/definitely come to Horizon (many varying opinions here)

Concessions = jets definitely come to Horizon

Too many people with low risk tolerance. I should start playing poker with these guys on overnights.

Good luck getting anyone out of their hotel rooms *slam* *click*.

Skyw has way too many firm orders to be putting resources towards aircraft they don't own.

How much/what size RJ codeshare flying does Alaska's scope allow?

Alaska scope... No such animal.