A lot of you are missing the point. Just because there will always be a need for smaller airplanes and small city destinations does NOT mean there will be a need for a regional airline.

Instead of a contracted regional partner, the legacies can have RJs, turboprops, smaller airplanes in their own fleet. One interview, one career job.

That's the way I hope to see it go in the future. There will not be a need for a third party contracted feed.