Originally Posted by
johnso29
My point was that they are starting to get the aircraft of their balance sheets. It's the beginning of shedding them. I wasn't stating that selling them will free them from liability if the law is changed, but as of right now it does. A big part of this is the DOT 3 hr rule IMO.
I see where you are going. It looks like Republic is heading in the right direction then. It is unbelievable that the airlines just gave up the lions share of the domestic US market. Could they really not make money flying domestically or did regional outsourcing blow up in their face? They essentially funded the very companies that will soon be their competitors. I thought airlines were in the business of flying people for money. I guess all those warnings of codesharing to circumvent scope were true.