Originally Posted by
SawF16
Ok, so I will create my own non reality based worst case scenario as well. The company buys all of the 717s required to max out the purchase of additional 76 seaters. Then since they are so determined to get rid of jets w no replacements (as you assumed w the 88s), they park the ENTIRE mainline fleet except 1 737-900. They still have 450 outsourced rjs at dci though. They decide to continue the capacity discipline rage and go all the way down to only flying one block hour per day. What are they doing w all those rjs? Flying them a combined 40 minutes a day. Those bastards sure would show us with their sneaky pump and dump.
Oh no, 40 minutes a day would be way too much.
According to the tables to keep the 1.56 ratio intact you would be limited to 4.8 hours per year max on each airplane in a DCI 450/325 fleet with a single 739 at mainline flying it's normal block hours.
I think the drop in ASMs would be significant. Probably would have investors fuming. A 1-3% drop in ASMs however is probably praised.
I can post my math.