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Old 03-06-2013 | 03:18 AM
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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.
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.