Originally Posted by ex9driver

I agree with many of your points. I do believe the paradigm of regionals is changing however. The cheapest will not get the flying contracts because they won't have the staffing. There has to be a balance where the two or three big regionals still surviving can attract pilots and still be able to bid for flying. There will still be a few small regional airlines, but consolidation is coming soon. Remember, having a junior, cheap, pilot group constantly losing pilots to mainline has high training costs and has to attract the available newbies all at the same time. I also believe when the CEO of a regional has an indoor tennis and basketball court and 5 year FOs make less than a full-time Taco Bell cashier, something is out of whack! God Bless!