Originally Posted by
Copperhed51
I'm on board with changing the name to Contract Airlines. It is definitely more accurate.
How's that work with the wholly owned ones? Not sure about now, but I know at least one company didn't have anything in writing with their legacy partner.... no contract at all other than fee schedules for what they charged for ramp services. I'd bet that was fairly common with the wholly owned ones, as the lack of formal structure means they can act/react more quickly to parent company needs.
Why not just use the DOT ratings... and categories. That woud make it easier for everybody to know who is being talked about.
Major
National
Regional
and bring back commuter, for things like Cape Air, Colgan etc....