Originally Posted by
GA2Jets
They might have trouble when they have to compete straight up with Southwest, Frontier, AA, DL and all the rest. Pay rates are good but not the only thing...
I wonder if UA won't go to Embraer and say here's a billion dollars, make a modern 145. AA would probably get in on it too tbh.
The rest of the industry is moving away from the 50 seaters too. The reason that UA doesn’t go to Embraer and ask for a new 50 seater is that they don’t want a 50 seater other than the 550. Prior to COVID, one of the things that Kirby talked about was how Delta was killing us in certain markets. They would send a 319 or 717 into our hubs while we sent rj’s into theirs. In order to compete with the companies that you list, United needs to offer a product that is at the very least, equal. Even a brand new 145 is inferior to what the competition is using. I also think that the 175 and 550 will most likely be flown by regional pilots long after the 50 seaters are eventually phased out. This will hopefully cause the surviving regionals to significantly up their pay at some point to attract pilots.