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My guess is that 5 years from now we'll be putting the 50 seater to pasture at UAL. You'll have mainline flying everything above 76 seats with management scrambling to fill classes, much like regionals today. It'll be at that point where something will finally be done on a more permanent basis between regionals and majors, and possibly something more than a simple flow through.
Sorry for the long winded response, but I hope this answered your question.
Thank you for the response and the view from mainline. I know there are a pretty good amount of lifers at TSA (so Ive been told) and I know this will affect them greatly down the road. I was simply curious of what the impact of the 50-seat market will be on my career (call me selfish). This is why I look at the 5 year mark as well as the contracts that extend to 2020. As long as there are airplanes to fly for the near future, Ill be a happy man....