Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Never is a very real option. Bringing RJ's in-house is not something that legacy pilots really care about. They certainly want caps on outsourced RJ's, and it would also be OK if they fly RJ's in excess of scope as long as the excess is in-house.
Mainline pilots are the only ones with the leverage to make it happen, but is that what they want to spend their negotiating capital on?
My personal opinion? Regional flying of smaller jet aircraft is likely going to be decreasing anyway - the first casualty of trying to control carbon release. A220 and 319 NEO service on a less frequent basis will replace higher frequency smaller aircraft and likely a return to smaller turboprops and/or small electric aircraft for EAS and other low volume ops. Similarly, except perhaps for international ops you will see more flights direct to and less feeding of hubs. The quickest way to reduce carbon footprint is to make the system more efficient and feeding hubs - often at right angles (or worse) to the intended destination isn’t an efficient use of fuel compared to nonstop.