Originally Posted by robthree

RDU-AUS was ERJ flying until recently, but the upgrade to MD80 happened before Xjet announced their new service. The May bid packet shows only one reduced frequency from BOS, a CMH overnight, the EWR flying ended mid April. Some of the increased RDU service seems to have come from ORD.

Superpilot, AMR's traditional idea of 'Competitive Response' was always "Overwhelming Firepower". They have always flooded the market with seats to drive out competition. Taking a loss in the short term has never deterred them before. The double AAdvantAAge miles offer seems like slowpitch compared to what they are capable of.

I get the impression that they think Xjet is not going to be difficult to run out of RDU. But if they're wrong, I would expect some very predatory trade practices to be forthcoming.