I agree, this is good news for the long term minded in the pax business. First, it sucks to lose a job in this business since they can be hard to come by so I feel for the Big Sky/Skyway types, fortunately things are hopping at the regional level right now, so that shouldn't last long.

When I was flying Saab's at Eagle I knew the mainline boys were blowing it when they were too good to fly the F70's much less the F100's. Now every time you get a new shiny RJ, it seems the wide eyed youth flying it doesn't realize it will be that much longer before he gets to fly a bigger, older, less shiny jet.

Unfortunately the reality of this business is basically a zero sum game. Much of the regional growth came at the expense of mainline flying, and the reemergence of mainline flying on RJ routes will come at the expense of the regionals.

And this boys and girls is why, with the exception of the 8 months I spent as a Saab driver, I am a freight dog.....