Originally Posted by
toomanyrjs
Republic is NOT a major by any stretch of the imagination. I don't give a **** what the DOT definition says. I agree that to meet the definition you should fly your own ticketed passengers and operate solely Boeing or Airbus products. Leave the Brazilian and Canadian **** boxes in the desert where they belong.
I definably agree with the first part, but what about USAIR soon to be American with the 190s or us over here at JB with 190s. If some one else sells majority of your ticket you are a regional, you sell majority your own then you are at national/major. That is more of the traditional definition.