[QUOTE=Punkpilot48]While I have no knowledge of the books I wouldnt say this is a safe assumption to make. XJT, TSA, Pinnacle, PSA, AWAC all seem to be doing great and they are all rj companies.

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Doing great is relative...ask the 9E FO that is makin' $19/hr and was gettin' junior-manned all the time

You have to consider the business model. Look at Indy Air, they tried it on their own, without the contract flying that 9E,AWAC,XJT have, and they no longer exist. If any of these airlines tried it on their own without the contract flying, they would probably end up in the situation Indy Air did.

Horizon has their own native route structure and does not rely entirely on contract flying and on those routes is where you see the props. And as a matter of fact, Horizon is ordering more 74 seat props because there is, in fact, demand for the current city pairings that QX flies too.