Originally Posted by
AirWillie
It's not going to be any different than what Delta did, as far as regional scope. Might be a merger or two with a flow through in exchange for furlough protection for United pilots. I predict mass downsizing and mergers at the regionals the next couple of years, 50 seat ops are dead the next round of contract renewals. Buying up majors and 100 seat jets is the new frontier if regionals want to remain competitive. United wants nothing more than regionals replacing their 100 seat domestic market.
I agree, united just got about 200 more obsolete 50 seaters and I doubt they want to keep them.
The pressrelase today said that most of the growth for this new airline will be on the regional level and with 70 seaters. I really hope skywest pushes hard for this flying and i think we are entitled to it with all the money and jobs we've given to united and their furloughed pilots.