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Only if they are subsidized by mainline do they make money, remember Independence Air?
Besides, whether or not they make money, you still need the pilots to fly them. My guess is 5 years from now regionals will be nothing but 70-76 seat feed for mainline. In 10 years the regional industry may not even exist.
Regardless of who feels the heat first, every regional with 50 seaters will eventually feel it.
Not sure what the subsidy is, but we're FFD. On 6 of 8 flights the passenger count was 50. 2 flights were over 46. Are you saying they sell those seats at a loss. With a 582 million dollar profit, I doubt it.