Originally Posted by
DOGIII
Will mainline carriers eventually absorb regionals to protect their feed?
If so, who will be the first and how long before this kind of move might happen?
Is it possible this would extend passed wholly owned companies to contract carriers as well?
You are kidding, right? Have you learned nothing in the last twenty years of airline history? The regionals WILL be the new majors, with crappy pay and benefits. This will happen as pilots and ALPA keep giving seats up in scope unless pilots wake up and stand up for better pay and no more scope loss.