ASA to get more QX -700's?

[SPDBRD747400]

ASA now has 4 -700's from Horizon (N600QX, 604, 605, & 608). If you check the faa.gov website it shows these airplanes registered to a SLC address now along with others like N601QX, N606QX etc, is ASA or Skywest to add the rest of the Horizon -700 fleet? Just curious

 

[DoinTime]

Wells Fargo bank in Salt Lake is the financier of hundreds of regional jets all over the country.

 

[mxaviator]

If they are going to either of the carriers I'd put my money on SkyWest. Just a guess.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Wells Fargo bank in Salt Lake is the financier of hundreds of regional jets all over the country.

Gotcha that makes sense.

 

[probablecause]

No way we have the captains for any more airplanes right now. All I see day after day are zeros in the reserve buckets.

 

[Flybywire44]

I heard ASA is getting 8 more prison busses.

 

[mxaviator]

No way we have the captains for any more airplanes right now. All I see day after day are zeros in the reserve buckets.

That didn't stop them when they got the first four.

 

[NWaviator]

8 RJ's are going to someone starting in February. Mgmt won'tsay who is taking the planes but I wouldn't be surprised if it was one ASA or SKyWest. Is any regional hiring for RJ pilots right now? The 8 RJS that go away will be replaced with Q400's.

 

[EngineOut]

8 RJ's are going to someone starting in February. Mgmt won'tsay who is taking the planes but I wouldn't be surprised if it was one ASA or SKyWest. Is any regional hiring for RJ pilots right now? The 8 RJS that go away will be replaced with Q400's.

Horizon rumor: SkyWest will be buying Horizon operating the Q operation separately for now.

SkyWest rumor: SkyWest flying 7 CRJ 700s as Alaska Express starting in March. Increase to 20 by the end of the year. PDX jet base.

QX's Q400s flying for United/Continental in DEN, SFO, LAX...Alaska Express operations will be backfilled by SkyWest CRJ 700s out of PDX.

 

[NWaviator]

I could see it happening. Although QX CEO did just write in a internal memo that we are not for sale. But I wouldn't trust that for one minute. Personally, I don't see being bought by SkyWest as a totally bad thing. I bet we would have more growth that way compared to if we just stayed with AAG. I do think that the 20 RJs operated by SkyWest would be too many I can see between 7-11. Mainly SEA-LGB, SEA-SBA, PDX - SoCal. Other than that the Q can cover the route structure. Unless they are on mechanical. Time will tell.