Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Oil was $3/bbl
Originally Posted by
bradthepilot
...and ticket prices were controlled...dare I say "regulated"... such that a profit, however meager, was more likely than not.
So again, whether it’s a literal aircraft performance limitation or a financial performance limitation, we won’t see mainline planes or pilots in a lot of these cities. Not when some airports are small, loads are small, and a full regional crew costs as much per hour as one mainline captain. Regionals are here to stay, and in these times it seems like FFD might be marginally more secure than WO. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it for now.