Your source isn't reliable. Look at their block hour graphs and you will see they are completely inaccurate with showing massive losses in e145 bock hours in 2013 affecting the block hour costs. Our true operating costs aren't reported and the true cost charged to a mainline partner is completely dependent on the individual contract. Looking at pilot costs as a factor in who will get future flying is idiotic. If Skywest with their financial backing, pilots, and solid management don't make you a little nervous then you don't know what you are talking about. The regional model is critically broken going forward and UAL and DAL are looking at options outside of the normal fee for departure model from the past.