Originally Posted by
Bricky
I am new to the industry so I sighted what my friends have told me.
They said, and Bedford said, that were going to expand south and it looks like we are according to them. Will it last? No idea. Just pointing out that Republic and Skywest are picking up routes from other carriers. Not saying it will last, or that it's the end of the runway for any regional. But a base out west would be nice lol
Regionals are not "picking up" anything. If Beford used the term "expand south" he is pulling a Jedi Mind Trick. You cannot expand when you are already way down on block hours. Aircraft at all regionals are severely under utilized right now, so the only thing that is happening is a race to get full utilization out of each airframe. QRH Bingo was spot on when he said the regional model is a game of shuffling stuff around. Its not growth or expansion, its a shell game.