All need to remember, without those “regional jets” bringing passengers into the hub, there are no high paying wide body jets going to Europe and Asia. Feed is the only way to make the big jets viable to fly.

Yes, 50 seaters need to go, but 76 seater rj’s full a lot of mainline connecting flights. The first major who can put the regional flying under one seniority list, will clearly have a leg up on the competition. This will solve pilot recruitment issues and allow for a known pilot progression plan.