Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
If you think regionals are going, you're smoking dope. No way is that happening--they still represent about 50% of the departures. As sure as the sun rises, there will be an event--fuel, war, economy--that will bring the industry low. Contracts will be renegotiated, scope changed and 90-seaters will be the new RJ.
GF
The regionals are no longer 50% of US departures, and major/legacy pilots out number regional pilots 2:1 now. The trend, thankfully, is going the correct direction.
Will they die? Nah...definitely not. Hopefully the trend continues in the correct direction.