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2) Higher capacity aircraft mean less airframes for the same number of seats. So a smaller pilot group flying bigger planes means less overall pilot pay, decreasing cost per seat mile.
3) lower retraining fees, hotel fees, administrative burden, and overhead.
This is not how this industry works.
Regionals are paid to move metal from point A to B. Our pay is not based on how many people we move. Sometimes we move zero passengers and still get paid.