Originally Posted by Linebacker35
Well thats a good thing..... it should go back to the way it was before. Where the regionals just did short local flying and left the rest to the mainline. I think the mainlines should take the RJ's for them selves, and have their regionals go back to turbo props and only do the very short flying. I know AC operated their RJ's(made tons of money doing it) for 1995-2005. Was there any other airlines that directly operated the RJ's?
By the way I dont know how some of the regionals got their hands on EMB 170's. Without question those belong at the MAjor airlines.
A shift back to reducing regional operation and increasing mainline operation would be great for the regional pilots now for getting hired at the majors. I wonder what effect it would have on future pilots tho
Well the DC-9 and the F-100 were the original regional jets, operated by several majors including AA & NWA.
The E-170 is a 70 seater, no different than the 700s as far as where they belong...now the wide bodygives them great added value, but doesn't really change where they fit into the scheme.
Transfering some flying from regionals would be better for pilots overall, especially if some 50 seaters go to mainline(doubtful). Mainline pilots have more economic leverage with their company than the typical regional guy. A few folks would get left behind at the reduced regionals, but that has always been the case.