Originally Posted by
Bumbaclot
Did anyone get that email note illustrating UAX's drawdown of 4/8 regionals at dulles(IAD) by sept. Not only that but was it like a 130 50 seat jets to be parked in the next 18 months and that's just at UAX.
It's not exactly a huge secret that mainline wants to get rid of 50 seaters. I figure this is only the beginning of a new trend in the industry of moving away from 50 seat flying. I wouldn't be caught dead at a regional with a hefty 50 seat fleet right now, no matter how good their contract may be.
The email also mentioned that not all of the 50 seat flying would be replaced by larger regional jets, meaning they are either cutting routes or sending some of that flying back to mainline. I really hope it's the ladder of the two.