PIT as a domicile
04-04-2015, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PerpetualFlyer
Yes, the majors do give two sh!t$ about mx bases. Just look at ANY regional airline. If there's a mx base, they will operate a majority of the flights there. STL for TSA, COS MKE TUS FAT and a few others for SkyWest, and the ones already mentioned for Republic. Are you that stupid to not see the connection?
Originally Posted by PerpetualFlyer
Are you that stupid to not see the connection?
04-04-2015, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
Do you possibly think that the regionals made the obvious choice in many cases to locate mx and crew bases where they have a large number of flights, just like any other airline? For how many years has TSA and Skywest had a large operation in those cities you list?
I see you're a real class act.
I see you're a real class act.
04-04-2015, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sqwkvfr
Do you possibly think that you could just admit that you shot your mouth off about something that you apparently know very little about?
04-04-2015, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
With all the whipsawing and changes between major partners that the regionals have gone through over the past years, do you seriously believe the major airlines will plan their networks based on where regionals currently are? Why do you think bases open and close over the long run? Maybe you really do believe that. You probably wipe your @ss then take a dump too.
04-04-2015, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
With all the whipsawing and changes between major partners that the regionals have gone through over the past years, do you seriously believe the major airlines will plan their networks based on where regionals currently are? Why do you think bases open and close over the long run? Maybe you really do believe that. You probably wipe your @ss then take a dump too.
04-04-2015, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
I'm sure the regionals can offer lower costs to certain cities based on operational need. Why is it that TSA/GJ have any continued presence in STL, RAH in PIT or PSA in DAY? If it is part of the agreement that the RFP cost is based on certain cities in the network, then the major is obligated to follow it. Yes, regional airlines are mostly at the whim of their major partners, but if you think they do it at risk of making no money or running an incredibly expensive operation with repos to maintenance outstations, then you are really have no idea what goes on behind closed doors.
04-04-2015, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
You probably wipe your @ss then take a dump too.
Originally Posted by J Dawg
I see you're a real class act.
Anyway, just....stop. You're defending a position that you should have never taken and arguing with people who clearly know far more than you just for the sake of attempting to appear correct.
Stop.
04-04-2015, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
I don't disagree with what you are saying. My point was that the major will not include a city pair in its network just because it is a mx base for one of its regionals. Using PIT as an example, I notice Republic has a lot of ferry flights between PIT and CMH (9xxx flight numbers). Presumably to move aircraft to mx bases? I'm sure Republic would love for one of their major partners to operate CMH-PIT. But with those two cities both being non hubs and only a 3 hour drive, it makes no sense to operate flights, and in this example Republic having mx bases in both cities makes no difference to AA or DL or whoever.
04-04-2015, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sqwkvfr
Anyway, yes, they do. They have contractual agreements with regionals to operate the originator and terminator flights into the regional's MX bases.
04-04-2015, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by J Dawg
But the city pairs do not exist for that purpose! Its really not a difficult point
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