I'm beginning research on an extra credit project, but i was curious, what would be the best place to hub a new airline, probably composed of emb 190's, st. louis, las vegas, phoenix, palm springs, or any recommendations on the west coast? The East Coast in my opinoin is already loaded with lcc's, and firm feeder carriers. From what I understand, the only big guys on the west coast are america west + horizon. The reason i choose vegas + phoenix is because they have been the 2 fasted growing suburbs in the past 15 years, and are expected to grow substantially in the next 20. I was thinking about st. louis because it is a surpisingly quiet airport (ive flown in numerous times), and many of the facilities are quite nice, and already exsisting. My airline target market would be to fly emb 190's in a low cost market place. However, if i was hubbed out of palm springs i would raise prices at a hub there. A flight into and out of palm springs is exactly where flying should be priced (think if regulation was around pricing), and I feel if i offered service at a slightly reduced price, i would sell. Any thoughts on this are much appreciated. Thanks!