Originally Posted by
Erdude32
Hopefully this is also the beginning of the end of the Alaska codeshare. I think Marketing and network finally woke up to the reality that they are NOT our little regional feed and through the "enhanced" agreements with American and Emerites...that they are a competitor and should be treated as such. My prediction: when we start taking deliveries of the 717's and 900's next fall/winter, we won't be parking the older 320's and 757's as scheduled....but that we will continue to replace Alaska capacity on the West Coast, ultimately ending the codeshare completely by this time next year

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So are these 17 routes officially replacing current ALK feed, or are these new routes altogether?
I got the impression that the majority, if not all, of the new feed would be serviced by mainline aircraft.