Originally Posted by PackFan1

I’m talking about current regional operators who operate RJs at under 100 seats, Envoy, SkyWest, etc. If they paid their pilots at legacy rates, I’m not sure they would be able to exist in their current form. This would cause a major shift in the industry and likely push most of the flying back in house at the legacies/majors because where’s the cost advantage? Lots of small markets would lose service, will the tax payer still be on the hook for essential air service at twice the cost? Maybe. We’d probably see a reduction in regional airline jobs, whether that’s good or bad we can have that discussion. The DC-9 and -500 that hold 100-122 pax is substantially higher than a CRJ-200/E-175 that holds only 50-80 people.