New Skywest West Coast Flying?
01-27-2019, 07:00 PM
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New Skywest West Coast Flying?
I heard yesterday that Skywest will be doing the Compass flying for Delta on the West Coast when the 2 year Compass/Delta contract ends soon. It sounded like they were moving east coast flying back west but I assume it was phrased wrong and it will be new flying on the west coast?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
01-27-2019, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LadyJustice
I heard yesterday that Skywest will be doing the Compass flying for Delta on the West Coast when the 2 year Compass/Delta contract ends soon. It sounded like they were moving east coast flying back west but I assume it was phrased wrong and it will be new flying on the west coast?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
Certainly a lot of talk going around about this, but being the cynical old sceptic I am, I'll believe it when I see it. Last time I heard of a big announcement of expansion it was very underwhelming...hope this one is more exciting.
01-28-2019, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LadyJustice
I heard yesterday that Skywest will be doing the Compass flying for Delta on the West Coast when the 2 year Compass/Delta contract ends soon. It sounded like they were moving east coast flying back west but I assume it was phrased wrong and it will be new flying on the west coast?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
It sounded like it will be soon.
Any info on this?
Plans can change and regional flying can be shifted around quickly at the last minute.
Mainline partners love Skywest because it is non union, and makes itself cheaper than the competition to get flying. This next round of CPAs are expiring at several regionals at the same time, and mainline management openly talking about taking flying away from partner X and giving it to Skywest (or whoever else) applies pressure encourages those regional partners to come back and offer to do the job cheaper to keep their flying.
01-28-2019, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Phoenix21
Yah, don’t believe any of it until it actually happens...
Plans can change and regional flying can be shifted around quickly at the last minute.
Mainline partners love Skywest because it is non union, and makes itself cheaper than the competition to get flying. This next round of CPAs are expiring at several regionals at the same time, and mainline management openly talking about taking flying away from partner X and giving it to Skywest (or whoever else) applies pressure encourages those regional partners to come back and offer to do the job cheaper to keep their flying.
Plans can change and regional flying can be shifted around quickly at the last minute.
Mainline partners love Skywest because it is non union, and makes itself cheaper than the competition to get flying. This next round of CPAs are expiring at several regionals at the same time, and mainline management openly talking about taking flying away from partner X and giving it to Skywest (or whoever else) applies pressure encourages those regional partners to come back and offer to do the job cheaper to keep their flying.
I can see how lower pilot wages could drive down the costs, but just don't know if that actually translates into lower bidding for the flying or just higher profits on flying they get.
01-28-2019, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TenaciousB
Is it true that SkyWest tends to be cheaper in the bidding process compared to other regionals? I was told way back in training by someone who had been around a long time that SkyWest is often the highest bidder but offers the partner more stability, reliability, etc.
I can see how lower pilot wages could drive down the costs, but just don't know if that actually translates into lower bidding for the flying or just higher profits on flying they get.
I can see how lower pilot wages could drive down the costs, but just don't know if that actually translates into lower bidding for the flying or just higher profits on flying they get.
01-28-2019, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by gojo
Exactly, those who believe that majors love Skywest because they’re non union are just drunk on the Skywest koolaid plain and simple. I feel that the biggest reason why they like Skywest and Republic is because they often finance the aircraft. Therefore it keeps them off the books for their mainline partners, and shows less debt
Not even close. It’s a bidding game. Plain and simple. All the regionals put in a bid. The majors go back to each individually and say “well, Regional X gave us a bid lower than yours (without naming numbers) and then it’s up to regional Y if they want to counter. The regionals never know the numbers and are awarded flying based on their overall bid. Skywest has lost plenty of bids and it has nothing to do with owning aircraft.
As for growth, if we take on more flying, kiss your days off good bye. Everyone will be working like crazy.
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