I think Republic has plans to reduce MKE service beginning this fall if oil continues to increase. My guess is that a big portion of the loss on the branded operations has to do with the high price of oil and poor performance of the MKE operation (which is exasperated by heavy use of regional jets that simply aren't profitable in the current environment).

Given the capacity guidance coming from the airlines, there will likely be significant cuts coming this fall if the cost of oil remains in the triple digits.