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Old 02-20-2012 | 03:31 PM
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From: Light Chop
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New idea. Can we put the regional back in regional in our scope clause? As in 1 regional per hub? It's not a no-cost proposal, this is a reduced cost and significant efficiency improvement offer from us. It's such a win-win.

No more combining carriers in a hub to prevent a replay of Comair 2001. Let's give the regional airlines some leverage back. Don't trust Pinnacle? Don't replace them with Comair, Compass, Shuttle, Pinnacle, Chatauauauauqua, GoJet, Mesaba, ASA or skywest. This way ASA owns ATL, Compass NYC, Pinnacle DTW, Mesaba MSP, Shuttle LAX, Alaska gets SEA or whatever combination exists given airlines are mergin' or going chapter 11 or both or something.

In exchange, regionals will be limited in range greater than they are now.

Also, we should scope regionals out of RVSM airspace.