Originally Posted by
Startcrying
Mesa people say they are getting additional United flying. Compass claims they are getting it. This all has me scratching my head. I look though, republic added a TON new flights in IAH for November on 175s for United (additional flying) that are being sold, added last couple days. You have xjt and c5 who are the United babies. C5 management (United), which just oddly asked the pilots union to start negotiations early on a new contract, which is suspicious unless they are trying to add or do something new. Then this comes out today as well
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-and-pilots-negotiating-contentious-regional-f-460666/
That article is just talking about mainline scope. Has nothing to do with the RJs/ total
fleet count in existence. As for the rest of the theories: Opinions are like butts. Everybody has one.