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Old 08-14-2016 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KSCessnaDriver
Maybe in the past, but with the lack of pilots going to regionals today, the idea that a major can just shift anything more than a single digit number of airplanes overnight simply can't happen. No one could be well staffed enough to take more airplanes at that level immediately. That's one of the things that's allowing the crappy regionals to keep breathing, nobody can replace them.
They are doing it right now. United did not renew the 700 contract for SkyWest due to the fact that they bought Mesa 50 175's and they operate them for far less.