The commuters of today are much larger than those of yesterday. Partly as a result of this many will not be able to move on to a major, resulting in many more staying at the commuter for their entire careers.

I think we will continue to see a lot of pressure from the senior pilots at the commuters to capture more flying via larger aircraft.

It is true DAL is parking a lot of 50 seaters, and this is good for mainline pilots but I don't think a lot of regional guys are happy about it. What happens in the 76-124 seat market is all important and remains to be seen.

Scoop