To the OP. We've seen this play out before. Whether or not it was USAir in the 90's playing their regional feed providers against one another, or though the BK era when it happened in a grand scale. Unfortunately, your questions are ALL valid and they ALL make sense. Problem is, this industry and the way it trickles down to the regional level DOESN'T make any sense. Yet seems to function on a daily basis. And if you think about it, almost all your questions have been answered before piece meal in one variation or another.
Originally Posted by
love2av8
Closing LAX as an Eagle base - well it's the only domicile that other bases don't fly thru. Meaning a DFW pilot will pass thru ORD or MIA on their sequence, but not thru LAX. This creates issues with spare planes, crews, etc. Not to mention its a pretty small base to begin with.
Just my $0.02.
The ORD -700 guys I talk to have trips that fly through LAX.