Originally Posted by aewanabe

Have you read Fate is the Hunter, Flying the Line, or ANY history of airlines in the '30s? (Yes, this is when the DC2 was up-sized to a DC3 kiddies). Load factors averaged 15-50 percent on the 14-seat DC2, and airlines were profitable almost exclusively due to Postal Contracts. Seat capacity was not really an issue at ALL until WWII. And yes, I believe DC3 sized aircraft SHOULD be flown at the Majors; pay levels could easily be compensated for by eliminating redundant CEOs, SOCs, etc.