Originally Posted by Captain Tony

What actually caused mainline flying to go to RJs was greedy senior mainline pilots selling off scope for short term gains. So look in the mirror, Pops.

I hear DAL's 717 program isn't going too well... turns out they CAN'T fill 3 mainline planes a day in 3rd tier markets after all, and the operating costs are going through the roof. The pilot positions went senior, maintenance is way more than expected, and fuel burns are much higher than they thought on those short legs.

Small RJs are history. Large RJs are here to stay.