Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

Just because it's made my Bombardier doesn't necessarily mean that it will end up at the regional level flown for regional wages. This is directly targeted at the low end of the single-aisle mainline aircraft (737-500, DC-9, A319) that Airbus and Boeing have been dragging their feet developing a replacement for. The airlines have been clamoring for a new generation single-aisle aircraft for years and Bombardier sees an opportunity to break into a market segment that Boeing and Airbus are neglecting. I don't think there is a major pilot group out there that would allow 100+ seat aircraft to be flown by anyone other than mainline. Period. Call it a "regional jet" if you want, but I seriously doubt that there is a mainline pilot group arrogant enough and ignorant enough to allow these to be flown by the regionals. At least I hope not...