Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Do they really?
Idea to ponder... why would a legacy want to cannibalize their own regionals?
Wouldn't a legacy be better off poaching new pilots from their competitor's regionals, or somewhere else entirely?
Serious question.
The legacies clearly aren’t canibalizing their own regionals. The trend seems to favor the canibalization of contract regionals while investing heavily in the operations of their WO regional partners.