Originally Posted by sqwkvfr

You know, I think that Loon is a complete troll, but I actually agree that Bedford has his sights on an arrangement with a foreign carrier or consortium of carriers to operate those C-Series aircraft. Bedford's FFD operation is falling apart at the seams, I think he knows that the regional model in it's current form is unsustainable, and is therefore looking for a post mega-regional era business plan.

I won't be around long enough to care, but RJET's pilots need to have meaningful C-Series rates in the next TA, otherwise they're gonna be flying those things around for regional jet rates for YEARS after the next contract becomes amendable while the company, with the NMB in it's pocket, again drags out negotiations for the better part of a decade.