Originally Posted by
Twr199
The next year or two is about to get interesting. Will LCCs force the collapse of the regionals by hiring all the 1500 hour CFIs? Or will the regionals all meet LCC pay with promises of flow. Or will the legacies just staple their regionals?
My money is on the LCCs maintaining size and not growing and the regional market shrinking by 50%. And breeze not able staff all their shiny new 220s. I’ll also give the new startup connect about 6-8 months from their first revenue flight before they fold. Grab the popcorn.
Regionals can’t sustain LCC pay. 50-76 seaters don’t command the revenue that an Airbus or 737 does. So I’d agree, they’re definitely gonna shrink or go away. But the LCC’s could sustain some growth if several regionals disappeared and all of those pilots hit the street.