Originally Posted by
Monkeyfly
Because the cost per seat/mile is the highest on 50 seaters, those are the hardest to make money on, even full. Check out UAL investor relations to see how many we are parking this year.
As for subsidies, I'd call paying for all the fuel a subsidy.
Im sure that's in the negotiated contract....the one that allows for the tremendous pilot compensation and profit margins.
They should put mainline plane on the routes covered by RJs.
Why do these "subsidies" exist anyway?