The legacy operators are bleeding money to keep the 175 mainline flying alive.

The 175 was a hit when you could fly ewr to Houston or Austin when flight loads were light, the monkeys up front made peanuts and revenue per seat mile was ok..... now with higher labor charges and gas the 175 is becoming a dinosaur and will be relegated to the 50 seat flying routes.. think clt to pgv or dfw to abi.