Originally Posted by
flythemuppets
Out of curiosity, how many more aircraft and routes do we need to have to be considered a National/LCC or is it because we're owned by the mighty hand of NWA?
For purposes of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) forecasts, air carriers that are
included as part of the regional/commuter airline
industry meet three criteria. First, a
regional/commuter carrier flies a majority of their
available seat miles (ASMs) using aircraft having
70 seats or less. Secondly, the service provided by
these carriers is primarily regularly scheduled
passenger service. Thirdly, the primary mission of
the carrier is to provide connecting service for its
code-share partners.