Originally Posted by
tsquare
Category B operations. Anybody know what this is? From the definitions page, it talks about affiliates of Alaska being allowed to operate aircraft with <70 seats and <80,000# or Q-400s. I have not been able to find anywhere else where this category is referenced. This seems like a potential loophole to me that would allow the company to transfer those 50 seaters to (whoever) is Alaska's RJ operator and be able to fly them under our code.
Horizon is Alaska's homegrown feeder and Skywest is their subcontracted feeder.