Originally Posted by
mwa1
w/o the regional feed there is no mainline. ever thought of that? they grow together proportionately not at the expense of one another. It cost double per seat mile to operate an RJ and they are not doing this to spite the mainline pilots. It's simple economics. RJ's are deployed in a weak market to protect the network and removed when a market supports larger equipment. This is not a conspiracy.
Ever thought that without the subcontractors, the mainline companies woud have to buy the smaller planes, and hire more pilots, and for the first time in a long time charge a price that covers costs instead of getting th esavings on the backs of employees willing to work for nothing.