Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Imho, you should own 100% of your flying for brand and quality control. But airlines actively pursue outsourcing as a cost control even if it costs more than it saves.
And they will keep doing so. RA has said many times publicly that in lieu of relaxed foreign ownership laws that 'virtual mergers' were the next best thing. In fact, they may even be better. So expect more of the same, and as you said, that means it's up to us to make sure we get our fair share of the production balance.