Err, Timber:
Why would
VB buy Rex and take the risk (and expense) of buying REX and its old aeroplanes, when they could simply take them on as a partner with less risk?
And why would/should they operate the E-Jets on the Rex AOC, when Rex doesn't have the required high capacity AOC, and
VB are doing fine with them right where they are
in-house?
And finally, why would
VB take on REX management following a takeover? I'd imagine that they'd be surplus to requirements if
VB were ever crazy enough to buy REX. Historically, duplicated/redundant management are the first to go in a takeover/buyout.
It would be more cost efficient for
VB to set up their own turboprop operation with a type that is
current - not a type that has not been produced for 11 years.
Sgt. Schultz: If QL get CRJ-900's, my money is on Cobham operating them. They are the QLink jet operator.
Apologies if this shatters a few fantasies
