Originally Posted by
sqwkvfr
Sure, why not? The current regional model might be cost prohibitive with the current scope and pricing structures of our current mainline partners, but 130 seat aircraft being flown by cheap regional crews feeding international routes and perhaps operating other point-to-point routes of @1000NM might very well be exactly what more than one of these foreign carriers are seeking to try to get a larger foothold on the American international market.
Bedford himself has hinted at this and mainline unions are speaking about code sharing as the next threat to their mainline jobs, so this is most certainly not some crackpot notion.
Yes, but as a codeshare partner RAH is not going to get the full fare. What airline today successfully relies on revenue from nothing but a codeshare agreement? Do you honestly think that a portion of fares from code share partners will provide sustainable revenue? Plus, how much access will RAH have to airports? Sure, RAH owns some slots here and there, but how many of the slots that RAH uses are diner by the airline they're dba? If the foreign carrier doesn't have slots to give, where will RAH get them from?
I don't think pure codeshare agreements could sustain an airline's profitability.