Originally Posted by
Scoop
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
Speaking for myself I am glad to see the 50 seaters go away. I feel for the people who lost their jobs and I was one of them. But in order for long term gains regional pilots will have to deal with some short losses. The majority of regional pilots want more higher paying jobs at mainline. Plain and simple.