Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
the regionals are currently capped on aircraft so the increase should be with us. It should be a combination of adding capacity back as well as some of the previous growth plans DAL had a few years ago. Either way, we should see significant growth in the next few years imho. We'll see
The regionals aren't capped on aircraft. They're capped at 153 76 seaters until mainline gets above 768 aircraft ( a long way away), and they're capped at 255 total 70-76 seat category aircraft, so they currently can add up to 36 70 seat class aircraft.
That said, it's looking like a good time to be a Delta pilot. The block hour increases, desert returns, used MD-90 purchases, and a couple of new 777/738 will keep us busy.