Originally Posted by
eaglefly
The may force many of the majors to either directly control their regionals or perhaps own them outright. The larger regionals will fare better then the smaller ones and those that already have a tightly controlled network will see little changes and thus less future expense.
We've already been through that, with the likes of American Eagle, where AA pioneered the model whereby the major owns the regional carriers in stead of having strictly contract relationships. It does not change much from a liability standpoint, and in fact probably increases overall liability, but what it does do is force the hand of the major to create systematic oversight over the regional carrier.