Originally Posted by
gojo
Growth, whatever... If you look at the total count of airframes in the regional landscape its decreasing. And it will be further decreasing over time. An exchange is being made for larger jets for over 50 seat lift. And it's not a one to one exchange. Also there aren't many left to hand out do to mainline scope constraints. If I was looking to apply at at regional these days I'd look at one with zero or a few 50 seat planes. Just my humble opinion
I agree. All 3 majors have said they plan to decrease 50 seat lift sooner than later. Why do you think Skywest continues to beef up their 76 seat lift? Very smart IMO.