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Is the outsourcing of flying to OO from QX indicative of real trouble for QX? (Would AS ever simply cut bait and sell them???) Or is this outsourcing simply a temporary solution to a near-term problem that QX can eventually solve & take back the 175 flying from OO?
Air Group's preferred business model is to whipsaw Horizon against SkyWest, to keep costs low for their regional feed. Could Alaska sell Horizon to SkyWest? Yes... but this is unlikely to happen as long as we've got $1B worth of Q400's on the property. Once Horizon becomes an all-jet regional (or mostly all-jet), a sale becomes more likely.Originally Posted by fenix1
Is there strong potential for Horizon to alter their domiciles (close and/or open) based solely on the transition from Q400's to E175's? It seems like the significant difference in performance between equipment could easily drive changes to the route structures or, at the least, schedules for pilots.Is the outsourcing of flying to OO from QX indicative of real trouble for QX? (Would AS ever simply cut bait and sell them???) Or is this outsourcing simply a temporary solution to a near-term problem that QX can eventually solve & take back the 175 flying from OO?