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02-23-2018, 09:04 AM

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IAH Officially Opens July 1, 2018

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02-23-2018, 09:36 AM

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Wonder how long ual committed. That was always the excuse I would hear-rah didn't want to open IAH because the commitment was too short.

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02-23-2018, 09:39 AM

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Just UAL flying? How big is the base projected to be? Sounds like bad news for Mesa.

02-23-2018, 09:39 AM

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In a previous company letter there was mention of 12-15 new aircraft for a codeshare CPA extension. I would have to think it’s for UA based in IAH.

02-23-2018, 09:45 AM

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Just UAL flying? How big is the base projected to be? Sounds like bad news for Mesa.

UA and DL. 11-12 lines which would be our smallest base. This might just be the start though.

02-23-2018, 10:05 AM

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22 Captains and 22 FO vacancies for July. I’d imagine this base will grow significantly as new aircraft come online.

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02-23-2018, 11:33 AM

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54 CA vacancies system wide. Expect upgrade times to drop to 2.5 years and additional flying/aircraft to come online.

02-23-2018, 11:57 AM

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Just UAL flying? How big is the base projected to be? Sounds like bad news for Mesa.

I would expect this to also be bad news for ExpressJet as this base winds down for them. I keep expecting SkyWest to expand this base in order to retain the IAH flying for United.

02-23-2018, 12:09 PM

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This isn't really a new base. It's a previously closed base (CRJ200) from years ago that is reopening. Republic has lots of experience opening and closing bases frequently. I remember back when IAH and CRP were open a lot of people bought houses there and ended up commuting later on. Whatever the time commitment from UA is it's not forever. The only absolutely safe RAH bases are IND, CMH and PIT. Plan accordingly.

02-23-2018, 12:19 PM

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I would expect this to also be bad news for ExpressJet as this base winds down for them. I keep expecting SkyWest to expand this base in order to retain the IAH flying for United.

Quite the contrary, XJT just announced today that they're picking up MORE flying for UA that other regionals can't handle. March and April will be a significant uptick in flying.