Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
I hope you're right and that those Airbii don't end up at RAH or any other regional. However, history does not support your argument.
I'd be willing to bet that when you remove labor costs, flying 2 E75s costs just about the same as flying one S80 over the same stage length. About the same number of seats, both premium and economy. Frequency is a bonus.
Airbuses will not be flown by AA feeders due to scope. 76-seaters will though. As tantalizing as massive furloughs might be, that won't be happening either. RAH like other regionals are finding out what Eagle is now, i.e., there are no pilots out there in the pipeline for food-stamp flying jobs and they are making every false promise to get who they can in anticipation of attrition.
Airline executives are well-known snake oil salesmen when it comes to their interests. Sadly, this profession is filled to the brim with gullible saps who will bite the same hook over and over.