Ok so your saying that based on a Bloomberg article, C5 is definitely getting 70 seat jets in the next 24 months. Keep dreaming!

You said it before I had a chance to. Yep biggest sourpuss ever, trouble maker and all around loser at ASA/ExpressJet. Very unpopular with the old ASA pilot group. Joey you ever gonna give up those notes?

In other words they've given C5 the expendable flying when the pilot shortage dictates parking planes.
Park a 50 seater, or park the 76 seater.
as it worsens it will be; park the 76 seater or park the 160 seater.

LCC's are beginning to hire directly from the universities. There goes what little was left for regionals.

Get your time & get out fast.
If your looking to get in now; focus on any of the WO's like Endeavor, ENY,PSA, PDT, and Horizon. The rest, including Skywest, Republic & Mesa will soon begin contracting which means stagnation until they reach a point where hiring can sustain the size.
Places like Gojet will be in big trouble. This includes C5 and Air Wiskey if their business model doesn't change big time.

I wonder how many will be pure replacement of planes that will be retired? And how many will be true increases in the number in their fleet?

I was replying to your post about new planes being several years away. The deliveries that I listed are already on the books and are starting to be delivered. The first Max8 shows up un July. The rumored order will be additional aircraft to those. The point is that United has an aggressive delivery schedule without taking into consideration this new order and they will be able to change the UAL/UAX mix if they decide to. They have also announced plans to aggressively hire more pilots than they ever have. You’re probably right about C5 not getting 70 seat jets. I seriously doubt that United will add a new SNB to the fleet, so UAX is currently maxed out on 70/76 seat jets. Some of the new planes will be for growth, some replacements for older mainline aircraft, and some for the replacement of phased out regional lift. Only the top management knows the plan.

Even sooner than I predicted....

https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/...144355.article

100 single class 50 seaters will remain….which carrier will operate them? I wonder if a more detailed phase out plan/potential carrier closer (s) will be announced soon?

oh lord. Please tell me you’re not the joe merchant from the crack pipe

Why yes he is. The DB lives

Gross. Had to block him on Facebook for vomiting on literally every XJT ASA post and making it all about him and his issues. Made a sport of being a prick.