Originally Posted by
puff
No one is denying they service some routes that offer a real connection to the world for regional people.
But from a outside party interest stake
The fleet is cooked - all over 30 years old - with no decent engineering contracts in place to keep said fleet operational(re engine overhaul contracts etc)
They don't have enough crew to keep the operation running - with all the above new surely even lifers that had no thoughts of leaving are looking at leaving, seem to have a lack of trainers and checkers left on the Saab to improve this situation as well
Anyone buying needs to have a proposal to get in, replace the fleet, improve morale, get crew numbers up, then basically buy an entirely new fleet.
Are you going to get your return on investment in order to do all of the above ?
I think even the author of 'project mother' would struggle to get that business case to look like anything other than a fiction piece.
Surely if you were keen on the remains of the Rex regional operation that you'd wait for it to fail then pick up what works for your operation.....why buy something thats too wrecked to bother fixing ? I guess we will find out.
As always, I feel for the people at the coal face, their 'lack of' management is to blame for all of the above.
At what cost does the government keep the above cluster operational just to service the public ?
Weren't the F50s with Skywest/VA also old and in the 20-30+ yrs old range?
They still did the job like the Saabs. But old aircraft....the cost adds up