Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
Divestiture doesn't mean squat when talking about providing feed for AA. The APA contract dictates exactly who can fly what as a commuter affiliate, and as long as we are still operating AA feed on the Eagle certificate we would be held to their limitations regardless of us being independent. If we were spun-off (or sold) the only benefit would be flying feed for other carriers. I'm doubtful it will ever happen.
I guess my question would be this:
Could Eagle fly an ATR72 or E145 specifically on routes intended to feed AA, but then fly a E170/E190 on something like DFW to NAS?