Originally Posted by sfozrhfco

AS is finding that they can not provide cheap feeder flights through QX and are trying to outsource to Skywest but this only bides them some time. They are not willing to radically change the model and they are not being honest with their customers by pretending this is a short term issue when it is not. The AS/VX pilot arbitration was supposed to be concluded this month according to the last earnings call. If the AS/VX pilots get a substantial raise, this only widens the gap with QX and makes it that much more undesirable to stay with QX for the long term. With full bonuses paid out in a year, the best case scenario is that people will take the training and the bonus and head to a better paying gig a year from now.