Originally Posted by tennisguru

People keep assuming that the only option the major airlines have when/if this huge pilot shortage hits is to suck everyone out of the regionals and either end the regionals or seriously change the current system. There is another, much more dangerous option out there, however, which entails continuing to shrink the majors while expanding the domestic flying that regionals do. That is managements wet dream right there - lots of C-series and E-195's flying for wages that are dirt. It's not a foregone conclusion, but it's one that we all need to keep a lookout for and hope that all the majors at a minimum hold the line on their scope, if not tighten it even further.