Originally Posted by
Slats
I 100% agree with you. The only crap part is, Mainline will probably outsource more feed to larger RJs as retirements start to come into play... I hope I am wrong, but I think it's a good possibility to see more and more trans con flights being flown by larger RJs while mainline focuses primarily on international flights.
Originally Posted by
Pielut
Bingo. A virtual airline/certificate holding company is coming to a town near you.
I doubt it. Fee for Departure contracts are what have made regionals so successful over the last 10 years. Now Legacy airlines are done signing these contracts. Long term FFD contracts are rapidly dying. Modern day regionals do not have the resources to run their own airline. Once costs such as fuel, maintenance, ticketing, training, etc are passed on many of these regionals will be unable to sustain the cost.