Originally Posted by jumppilot71

According to this "article". Read #2. I ran across this and thought it would be interesting until I read,

"You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket, pull up to its desk at the curb, and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it, but half the time, you’re really on a regional airline. The regionals aren’t held to the same safety standards as the majors: Their pilots aren’t required to have as much training and experience, and the public doesn’t know that." -Captain at a major airline

Where do people get this crap, especially a captain at a major airline, if that really came from a captain at a major?

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