Originally Posted by
fatsopilot
It is a threat to mainline jobs, that is probably why he gets all worked up. If they take delivery of all of the planes then stagnation at the Majors will continue for the next 20 years. A few of the majors will be left with nothing more than a few international routes (most of which will be flown by pilots not from US carriers) and coast to coast routes. Airline companies are positioning themselves to become nothing more than a ticketing agent.
Skywest is probably the best regional these planes could go to but can anyone imagine what the aviation landscape would look like if Skywest took delivery of hundreds of planes that hold over 100 people? Would you still want to be employed in this industry if that happens?
Agree on the issue of stagnation. Sucks for all. Hopefully there is no major that will allow any more than the 76 seaters they have already agreed to. Even that sucks too, but I doubt those will ever go back to mainline. At least in our lifetimes.