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04-23-2015 | 11:28 AM
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04-23-2015 | 11:33 AM
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And CC was always a pilot advocate here at SW. Any decision he made was always proceeded by "Is this good for the pilots?" I'm sure there is no amount of money or job title out there that would be able to take him away from SW. No matter how much money would be saved by merging the two airlines, CC would never let that happen to our pilot group. [/sarcasm]
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04-23-2015 | 11:35 AM
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Not sure if that's sarcasm?
04-23-2015 | 12:23 PM
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But if SKW went alpa, then a merger at least of lists would be likely.
04-23-2015 | 01:01 PM
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04-23-2015 | 01:05 PM
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Anyone from XJT advocating alpa at SKW has an obvious conflict of interest.
04-23-2015 | 01:25 PM
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A consolidated operating certificate, pilot group, aircraft fleet, training facility is practical. I cannot imagine that this option has never been discussed or considered. Maybe not next year, but within the next 5 years. I would like to see the 5 year plan. We will have 2 fleet types. CRJ / ERJ (not sure about the MRJ).
04-23-2015 | 01:36 PM
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They would need huge fences because the costs to train and force displace people would be huge. This discussion has been going on since expressjet was bought. Synergies would be a pro if you think expressjet will be around, and with all the 50s they have its not likely unless they become small and then the value of synergy goes down anyway. I agree it's all about money but they can't keep losing it either by pouring it into expressjet
04-23-2015 | 01:39 PM
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The 145s and 200s will dwindle down even at low oil prices they are
Talking about it, see USA today for article that's about 300/360 aircraft for expressjet and there's no plans that I've ever heard of for 175s to go there. So if there's no demand for your supply what do you do?
I think expressjet pilots would probably find a home at Skywest one way or another but I don't think the planes will
Talking about it, see USA today for article that's about 300/360 aircraft for expressjet and there's no plans that I've ever heard of for 175s to go there. So if there's no demand for your supply what do you do?
I think expressjet pilots would probably find a home at Skywest one way or another but I don't think the planes will
04-23-2015 | 01:47 PM
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They would need huge fences because the costs to train and force displace people would be huge. This discussion has been going on since expressjet was bought. Synergies would be a pro if you think expressjet will be around, and with all the 50s they have its not likely unless they become small and then the value of synergy goes down anyway. I agree it's all about money but they can't keep losing it either by pouring it into expressjet
Synergy also includes economy of scale. Training Dept, HR Dept, Scheduling, etc. Everything consolidates. Skywest largest regional in the U.S. with 4 to 6 thousand pilots. A determining factor in contract awards has to be staffing levels. Definitely a feather in the cap.
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