Originally Posted by
jayray2
Yes, but, nothing is going to stop the Legacies from just not doing the flying. They aren't doing it now anyway, they have "sold" all the flying away. All they are doing now is selling a ticket for over 50% of the domestic market. As many people have pointed out before, it does not take a change in scope agreements, all it takes is for the Legacies to sell away the flying or simply abandon it. Delta already said they intend to focus on the international flying. They don't care how their passengers get to their hubs, they will work some kind of deal out so it won't be code sharing but in the end it will really be some form of code sharing to get their international passengers to their hubs. I wish it weren't so but how many orders has Delta and United put in for 100 seaters? I hope I am wrong but the big airlines have been getting out of the business of flying people around for money for years now.
There are no 100 seaters ordered because there are no 100 seater proven products. The only thing currently available is the E190 or A318 & they're both old technology that isn't wanted. Why would any Legacy take out millions in financing for old technology or the unproven C-Series(paper doesn't prove anything) when they can wait for something better? Truth is they really aren't interested in a 100 seater because there aren't any good ones out there. Codeshare has to be approved by the union, & scope will be tightened. Guaranteed
The amount of domestic feed regionals are covering is already decreasing. Many RJ's and turboprops continued to be parked while not being replaced.