Is LUV looking for a RJ partner?
 

To quote somthing I read in the "Regional" forum:

Our Section 1 was recently complete and by the looks of the languange, RJ's are out of the question. If we did have them however, they would have to be flown by SW pilots.

Delta - United merger..........How many gates from Delta could SWA pick up in DEN??

What kind of risks would Southwest face if they branched out with RJs? It seems that the old motto "if it ain't broke..."

It brings to mind some charter companies back in the day that attempted to branch out into the scheduled service arena and didn't fare so well; different game but just seemed relavent. Not saying it couldn't work, just a thought, that's all.

HerkFCC

Would buying 100 RJs and going into debt fit SW's business model?

I've heard SW has slowed its delivery schedule down for new 73's. That could be an indicator either way, though. Either they see a slowdown and less demand, or they see the need to introduce smaller aircraft into new markets. This could get interesting if there's any truth to this rumor.

Either that, or they're just running out of space to stash that many 737s...

Either way, it still could get interesting.

the e190 is not an rj and it it seats 107 pax there are no regionals nor there will be ( hopefully) flying them.

no way in hell SWA pilots and even their management would allow to outsource their business to a dump operation like all regional airlines are. I snot just about scope, is about protecting your business, and letting regionals fly your routes is a sure way to kill your business.

And while we are at it, lets start the rumor: SWA will buy JB for the 190 options an their east coast presence, they will sell the 320's on the secondary market overseas, which would be easy to do since JB leases are set on dollars, so European Operators can snatch those up with payments of more than 25% less due to the strong euro.

Wow, all regionals are dump ops, huh? That's peachy, AWAC, huge dump of an operation, Horizon, the king of dumps right? ExpressJet, not worth the paper to wipe with huh? Get off you high horse. I hate it when people crap all over someone’s work place. I’m not saying that I want to be at these places for ever, heck, I look up to SWA, but no need to crap all over where I work.

You 'snot just about scope'? Wow, you're a clever sort, aren't you.

You're right, all regionals are dumps. We should be flying 747s into Gillette, WY and Yakima, WA, right?

I'm guessing that everybody besides you is a crappy pilot, too, right?