Comments on: Time to Revisit the ExpressJet Model?

By: Mike Auster

Mike Auster — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:18:40 +0000

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By: CF

CF — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:08:58 +0000

Nicholas – Yes they do. A handful of planes are with the Corporate Aviation group.

By: Nicholas Barnard

Nicholas Barnard — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:43:25 +0000

Does XJ still have their charter operation?

By: CF

CF — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:38:18 +0000

Jim – I’m definitely not the guy to predict stock prices. Oil isn’t such a big deal for them because they pass through most of the costs now that their own branded operation is gone. Still, it could mean expanded flying opportunities since the CRJs can become more profitable to fly.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:42:46 +0000

Stocks? with falling fuel prices and a falling economy where do u gents see the price XJ in 2009?

By: CF

CF — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:57:29 +0000

Court – Good point about Lynx. I have no idea what’s going to happen to those guys, but this could finally be something that Frontier could do successfully that doesn’t involve Denver.

Nicholas – Interesting. Now that they’re done flying the McCain campaign around, they do have some planes free again. But the 100 seat airplane is probably still too big for a lot of these routes, don’t you think?

By: Nicholas Barnard

Nicholas Barnard — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:58:39 +0000

Hmm.. Seems like we’ve got the Horizon out as a possibility.. What about JetBlue attempting to place the E190s there? They’re a bit big, but the brand name and amenities might help them…

By: Court

Court — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:39:08 +0000

There are two areas this would work, the East Coast and the West Coast. The CRJ-700 is a good airplane, but it still doesn’t give you the benefits the Q-400 has. The major benefit the Q400 has over any jet is that competing airlines are likely to discount it as a non-issue since it’s a prop. Great way to sneak in, take market share, then bring in some 150-seat jets to connect the dots. Sure are a lot of 737-300/400′s in the desert.

Just sayin…

I think Lynx has an opportunity to do this too.

By: CF

CF — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:40:30 +0000

Nomadic Matt – Not necessarily. First of all, there are many who don’t believe it will spike up to that near $150 level and stay there again. Sure, it may spike to $100, but it’s not unreasonable to bet that it will be within a reasonable range for startup. Second, you’ve got a completely diferent aircraft to work with here. The Q400 burns less fuel and has more seats, so you’re more insulated from high fuel prices. You also have, as I mentioned, connections into a major airline frequent flier program or two, and that’s important. So, I tend to think it’s worth a shot. Could oil have another super spike? Sure. But I still think it’s worth trying.

By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:06:39 +0000

what about when prices go back up again? then the model becomes defunct in america and the cycle begins again.