Originally Posted by
Mesabah
The 50 seaters will be replaced with 76 seaters, and the 76 seaters will be replaced by mainline jets. This means DCI will likely be around 350 aircraft, or less by 2025. It's likely that DCI is reduced to only XJT, and Skywest due to their required presence in some markets. They have the government subsidized flying, and the ATL gates.
Isnt subsidized flying rebid annually?
I think Delta is trying to be ready as they and other mainlines hire more
pilots from the regionals than the regionals can replace. Replace 2 or 3
50 seaters with C-series as regionals cant staff them, the 50's that is.
The regionals aren't going away any time soon and probably never.
All it is is codeshareing. If they can get someone else to fly to Podunk and connect on their A/C great. Keeps them from driving to the city and getting on a LCC.