Originally Posted by
Poser765
this is a thing. The problem with ffd carriers is there is very little that can be done to effect profit margins. The cost of labor is the big one. Sure a regional could pay much more but then they make less. Pay us too much then they lose money... Unless they get more money from mainline for the contract. We end up pricing ourselves out of the job.
And this is why FFD, in my opinion, will be gone in the next 4-7 years! Mainline carriers will have to increase what they pay their regional partners to the point where it becomes more cost effective or nearly so for mainline to operate the flights themselves. Plus once they take the flying back quality control will increase greatly and this will likely cover any small difference in cost!