Interesting RJ Article

[SkyWestCRJPilot]

Article

 

[snowback]

I'm sure glad I already have my job at a major!

 

[Marko Ramius]

The truth is likely somewhere in between what the analyst in the article is saying. I doubt United management fought so hard to get their narrowbodies(320/737-300/500) costs and work rules below those at JetBlue and WN for nothing. They likely intend to reenter some of their previous markets and compete for passengers in the future. The UAX carriers will still play an important role which is why UA is pushing so hard to achieve cost concessions from those carriers as well. Perhaps the RJ's will move back into their pre 9/11 primary roles of probing new markets in competitors territory(PHX-MEM for YV as an example) and off peak flying on hub routes to match demand with capacity. Basically if you aren't in the upper part of the seniority list at either a major or a regional in this debacle, hold on!

 

[surplus1]

As we read these opinions from the various analytical gurus we should do so in the context of remembering that these are the very same folks that predicted, back in 1992, that the Comair decision to launch regional jet service in North American would be the death nell of the airline.

Five years later they were all singing its praises, applauding Comair's "vision", and calling it the "wave of the future". Ten years later the tune has changed again and they are calling for its imminent demise.

Analysts are much like economists. All of them are experts; few have ever been right about much of anything. Many grains of salt are appropriate when one reads these "predictions".

 

[Typhoon1244]

Analysts are much like economists.

I understand that economists have predicted five of the last three recessions.

 

[DarnNearaJet]

I understand that economists have predicted five of the last three recessions.

Cute. Very cute.

 

[getonit]

What is the definition of an economist?
Someone who sees something working in practice and trys to make it work in theory.