Originally Posted by
cxorcist
...because as you say, the legacy carriers will just bring all that flying in house, as they should have done 20+ years ago. The days of making big money off the backs of poorly paid pilots are coming to an end, at least in the US.
cx,
Bringing regional flying into mainline is sure not on the horizon here from all appearances. DL's CEO, Ed Bastian, was recently asked if they'd ever fold their wholly-owned regional, Endeavor, into mainline. His answer was an unequivocal "NO". He said DL likes it the way it is.
As for the end of making money from low-paid pilots, I see no end to that. Perhaps when row upon row of serviceable airplanes are parked in the desert with tires going flat for lack of crews, something
may change. But until then, seats
WILL be filled here...one way or another. Same for the whole industry worldwide.
Management is keenly aware of this state of affairs. But, it sure is entertaining.
