Originally Posted by
rickair7777
This will probably mean stability, or even growth, at the UAX regionals.
They are parking alll 737s.
They still want to grow international.
They will still need feed for international.
The feed is going to have to come from somewhere...
An RJ is not profitable at the current price/barrel of oil. 50 seats are profitable up to around $50/ barrel; 70 seaters are profitable up to $70/ barrel; and 130 seaters are profitable up to $130/ barrel. This of course is with the current ticket prices and nearly full aircraft. Any aircraft with less than 120-130 seats and has jet engines is not profitable from A to B (right now) even with full loads. RJ's will still have their place in some markets, but I would expect to see a lot of capacity dropped on the regional side. Why united didn't start with the regionals is beyond me.