Originally Posted by
BHopper88
the way things are going it looks like the majors care more about the Int'l Flying since those are the money makers. The majors might be more willing to be lax on the "domestic" scope clauses that gives more flying to the regionals and getting those aircraft at the regional closer to those 100 seat "regional" jets..
Certainly counter to what sluperpilot is spewing. If regionals (contract) flying can be done cheaper, I suspect that will win out in the end. Just the facts of life.
I predict the first thing a merged NWA / DAL will do is park the DC-9 and replace it with some big regional type jets. What pilots will be flying them is the only real question in my mind.