Originally Posted by
webecheck
Yeah, so, the thing about math....
What those statistics also tell me are, mainline held 84.3% of the flying in 2017, now it's only 82.7%. I don't necessarily disagree with Sunvox's point, but as a % it's trending the other way! And this is an environment where everyone is pounding to take flying back, yet the math doesn't lie. Mainline is growing, but again, the math don't lie here and I would have expected the statistics to show otherwise.
I bet however, if the regional stats were further dissected it would show much of that growth is new service, so one could argue previously served destinations are stagnant on the regional side.
Yes a slight year on year growth 2017 vs 2018. This is not currently sustainable due to the “scope choke” affecting any further regional growth here at United. I don’t see that situation altering anytime soon. United Pilots are motivated to insource as much of our flying as possible.