Originally Posted by aewanabe (Post 682166)

Have you read Fate is the Hunter, Flying the Line, or ANY history of airlines in the '30s? (Yes, this is when the DC2 was up-sized to a DC3 kiddies). Load factors averaged 15-50 percent on the 14-seat DC2, and airlines were profitable almost exclusively due to Postal Contracts. Seat capacity was not really an issue at ALL until WWII. And yes, I believe DC3 sized aircraft SHOULD be flown at the Majors; pay levels could easily be compensated for by eliminating redundant CEOs, SOCs, etc.