Originally Posted by
havick
Looks like Skywest is bleeding expressjet of flying and AA is handing expressjets flying over to the wholly owned carriers.
Better off going to a wholly owned carrier whether it's AA or delta
SkyWest has gained a lot of AA flying recently. SkyWest actually does more AA departures out of ORD than United departures for the first time in their history. Lots of interesting shifting of flying going on.
Expressjet is shrinking rapidly, and the retention bonuses are to keep the flying staffed, because nobody wants to go to a shrinking airline with long upgrades in this hiring environment.
Right now, wholly owned regionals look good, but don't forget what happened to Comair.