I assume this was sarcastic, but it isnt far from reality. A few years ago we had Continental and United both sending regional jets out to the same destinations for feed. Now that they are the same company they can cut the overlap and change to to one mainline aircraft. Same can be said for Delta/Northwest.

Beyond that, I think we will see niche carriers (Alaska, Jetblue, USAirways, VX) form close partnerships with major carriers to provide codeshare/interline feed in major hub cities that they already operate. Why contract a RJ operator to fly from JFK/DCA/SFO/LAX when you can have an existing stand-alone carrier do it for free? No need for fee-for-departure!

RJ operators and Regional Airlines are two different animals. AS, B6, US, VX are regional operations, focusing on O&D traffic from a specific region. PNCL, RAH, SKYW are interchangeable carriers that dont have a tie to any particular region and therefore no passenger loyalty.