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CRJ900LR
Continue through 2017? Last bit of information I got, and that was directly from K.H., was that if ZW was going to continue to fly for US/AA past 2015 it would be in a reduced role and the remaining operation would most likely go from CLT, DCA & PHL to ORD, after all the adjustments are made to the regional side. Their performance has been horrible, although it has improved a bit over the past few months, its still not where it needs to be when it comes to on-time performance and the daily maintenance issues are out of control. They are a top feeder only because of the amount of flights that they are scheduled to fly but watch how that drops as soon as more 900's and 175's come on-line. They got to keep the flying in-house with the wholly owned operators and stop giving it to the Mesa's, Trans States, Air Wisconsin's and others who keep ruining the US/AA name. Bailed US out twice? I only remember the 125mil that they put on the table to help US and to secure flying after UA kicked them to the curb as they really had no other option.
Oh I see...its the FFD airlines that are giving AA a bad name. So all of the wholly-owneds are great because they are wholly-owned...it is more like this: An airline is really only as good as it's ground handling. If you want to see where the operation often fails, look to what happens once we are blocked at the gate at the hubs. If you want another example, look at ORD...no airline is immune to bad ground handling.
You need to find a better reason other than contract vs. wholly owned
50 seaters are decreasing...but there is still lots of flying to go around because all the pretty new E-175s and 900s still do not make economic sense at many of the current airways markets. These aircraft may make many routes more efficient but they will drag down others if this is the ultimate solution. Also you still have to have pilots to staff all these airplanes that are coming on line...how is that going?
Does AWAC want to fly bigger planes? Duh! But there is a reason they have been in business for 49 years (without a bankruptcy). It is an uneasy feeling for us here of course...but only because of the lack of info...not due to your flawed reasoning. Talk to your guy again...that rumor you are trading on is at least a year old.