Are they really going to replace the 1900 routes into the smaller outstations with CRJ-200 aircraft? Those 1900s went to some pretty small airports with some pretty small runways...

Is this new Midwest Connect flying possibly the reason why the ORD and (I think) MKE domiciles have been so overstaffed, in preparation for the transition of flying?

Sorry to hear this SkyWay guys and gals. Good Luck to all of you.

No, the 1900s (all 4 of them!) are only covering EAS routes now. The CRJs will be placed on the OMA/DSM/BNA/SDF/ATW/GRB/GRR/MSN/CWA/FNT/CMH/DAY/etc flights.

Regional underbidding race to the bottom! I doubt Skywest cost more than Skyway.


Go guys go! Trade em around, paint em up, furlough em, start at the bottom of the seniority list, treat us well. Yeah! Havin a blast, cause its a game, not a career.

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You need to relax bro. This isn't a game, but you almost take it too seriously.

So does anybody know what will happen with EAS? Doesn't somebody have to do those flights? Can the govt force somebody like Mesaba to do those EAS routes?

Really, dude - take a chill-pill. It's the way of the world, so get used to it. It may not be a perfect system, but it works to some degree. We wouldn't be contractors otherwise - you should know that.

And for your first thought up there - how does that make any sense?? This is a 70+ seat world. If nobody wants even 50 seaters anymore due to cost, why on earth would Midwest want 32 seaters?! MEH has been wanting 50 seaters for some time now. For reasons unbeknownst to me, Skyway failed to get any on property. I hate to say it but this was the next logical step.

Uncle Sam can't force anybody to do that flying. Those communities, if nobody bid for it, would lose their air-service...

That sure is a bummer for the Skyway guys, and congrats to the Skywest guys.

We all know its a volatile industry, so .................