Originally Posted by FirstClass

Republic has no specific allegiance to any one mainline carrier, they fly for all of the big 3. Republic has already asked its major partners for a reduction in flying because they can't staff it. They are shrinking. At some point, I predict Republic will have to decide if they want to do a poor job for all three or eliminate one in favor of the other two. Or, one of the big three might just decide to shift that flying somewhere else.

Republic is just the first that comes to mind and its just an opinion that I have formulated myself. It very well could also apply to Mesa.

All I'm saying is alot of hiring is going to be going on over the next few years. There is going to be regional airline winners and losers. Someone is going to be the first to fail. There is also a strong possibility of consolidation too, but I see that as a band-aide.