Domicile Location questions
So i'm a bit confused about how the structure of domicile locations work with some of the regionals. For ex. Skywest...FAT on EMB prop, TUS or COS on CRJ. Isn't a domicile a air crew base?
So if Skywest has a domicile at Fresno flying under United Express to SFO or LAX, are the crew actually based in LAX/SFO or FAT?
Same with CRJ domicile in COS, or TUS....does the pilot actually have to communte to TUS before his route begins...in which he'll just turn right back around and fly back to Denver under United Express or SLC for Delta....
Why would an airline do that if the domicile city is not a hub for the airline they're contracting with?? Please explain...Thanks
Just trying to get a perspective from a new guy possibly coming in.