Originally Posted by theHub

I think of all the express carriers out there, PDT fits it's role better than anybody. We fly mostly 37 seat turboprops, with a few 50 seat turboprops thrown in there. The majority of of our routes are perfect for the Dash. If we can get those RJ's off of the CLT-AVL type routes and replace them with all Dash 8's, then all should be good. That is not a jet route. That isn't a mainline rout either, maybe it used to be back in the day, but the Dash * fits it perfectly. The RJ's are flying routes that should be at mainline. Regional flights should be exactly what PDT does, turboprops jumping around short hops feeding the hubs, not doing CLT-LGA, CLT- ROC, CLT-MEM-PHX, CLT to anything west of TN! So this is why I don't understand why mainline hates PDT so much. I haven't really had to many poor experiences with the mainline crews, mostly because they don't know who we are but mainline as a collective, actions speak louder than words. Just an opinion.