Regionals 2016...

Roger Roger said:
Maybe. But for many of us the memory of 2009-12ish is still fresh when ATPs with thousands of hours were duking it out over crappy 135 jobs just to stay in the game.
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True. I remember those days too. Going to school and only hoping I'd be able to find a CFI job right out of training. Things took a massive nose dive in terms of hiring requirements though just after 2012. I couldn't have timed it more perfectly if I tried... Great Lakes has quick TPIC time to offer, and G4 has larger equipment with better pay rates than the regionals, but the things they each have going against them seem to be looming off in the distance.
 
Due to the pilot shortage, regionals will be unable to do their contracted flying. Mainline will take back all their RJs to be flown by mainline pilots. They are all proud to finally have made it to the big time. Ravn starts flying all over the country, taking all the at risk flying away from current market leaders. Emirates creates a US based feeder company, flying 777s on "long, thin routes" such as SAF-JFK. With subsidized operations, they need a load factor of 6.3% to be profitable. Spirit buys Virgin, then markets to Muslim customers with the tagline "Why wait?"

Mark my words, it'll happen.
 
Xcaliber said:
Due to the pilot shortage, regionals will be unable to do their contracted flying. Mainline will take back all their RJs to be flown by mainline pilots. They are all proud to finally have made it to the big time. Ravn starts flying all over the country, taking all the at risk flying away from current market leaders. Emirates creates a US based feeder company, flying 777s on "long, thin routes" such as SAF-JFK. With subsidized operations, they need a load factor of 6.3% to be profitable. Spirit buys Virgin, then markets to Muslim customers with the tagline "Why wait?"

Mark my words, it'll happen.
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Don't forget Delta is going to buy out Alaska Airlines.:stir:
 
Xcaliber said:
Due to the pilot shortage, regionals will be unable to do their contracted flying. Mainline will take back all their RJs to be flown by mainline pilots. They are all proud to finally have made it to the big time. Ravn starts flying all over the country, taking all the at risk flying away from current market leaders. Emirates creates a US based feeder company, flying 777s on "long, thin routes" such as SAF-JFK. With subsidized operations, they need a load factor of 6.3% to be profitable. Spirit buys Virgin, then markets to Muslim customers with the tagline "Why wait?"

Mark my words, it'll happen.
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I don't know if you noticed, but Penair seems to be doing what you predict Ravn to be doing
 
z987k said:
With Iran sanctions lifted and opec wanting to keep the domestic oil production down, I think there's a new cap on oil prices. I think we'll see cheap oil for a number of years to come.
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...at least until the November election. That's pretty routine. Don't know which side that's supposed to help, but I'll take it while it lasts.
 
FlyingT said:
...at least until the November election. That's pretty routine. Don't know which side that's supposed to help, but I'll take it while it lasts.
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It is not routine for oil to drop by 50% over the course of a month and then continue down to -70% for the year. Presidents don't control the economy. That is absurd.
The deal with Iran did directly effect the price of oil though.
 
z987k said:
It is not routine for oil to drop by 50% over the course of a month and then continue down to -70% for the year. Presidents don't control the economy. That is absurd.
The deal with Iran did directly effect the price of oil though.
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Haven't you heard? Obama is to blame for everything. Even the economy.
 
Didn't want to start a whole new thread, but since we are talking regionals..

I hear all the time not to commute. Right now I live three hours from 2 big regional hubs. DFW & IAH.

For those with experience commuting by car, is it any better than a commute flying?
 
AA34 said:
Didn't want to start a whole new thread, but since we are talking regionals..

I hear all the time not to commute. Right now I live three hours from 2 big regional hubs. DFW & IAH.

For those with experience commuting by car, is it any better than a commute flying?
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Yes! That's a bit of a haul but at least you won't have to worry about missing the last flight home.
 
Derg said:
That would be a nightmare.

Great pilots at the combined SWA/ATN but man, that would be a clash of cultures that would stretch on for a millennia.
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Did you even read my original post?

Wait...I mean...DO YOU EVEN READ BRO
 
@AA34 I have a 3hr callout. With that in mind, I live 1:15 from the airport parking lot. I prefer to fly, when I can make it work, scheduling doesn't agree with this philosophy, so my report or release time are often before/past any commutable flights.
Last week on a 6 day stretch, I drove to ORD and back 5 of those days. It sucked.
 
AA34 said:
Didn't want to start a whole new thread, but since we are talking regionals..

I hear all the time not to commute. Right now I live three hours from 2 big regional hubs. DFW & IAH.

For those with experience commuting by car, is it any better than a commute flying?
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I go back and forth. Right now I'm 1-legging it to NYC from an outstation with lots of frequency, but I'm looking to switch that up to a 3 hr. drive to another outstation. We'll see. The drive can get old but it's also less moving parts, or at least, it's at my leisure.
 
AA34 said:
Didn't want to start a whole new thread, but since we are talking regionals..

I hear all the time not to commute. Right now I live three hours from 2 big regional hubs. DFW & IAH.

For those with experience commuting by car, is it any better than a commute flying?
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Two of our pilots live in AUS. One drives to IAH, the other flies. Personal preference.
 
chrisreedrules said:
I'd rather drive 20 mins to the airport and catch a 45 min flight to my base than drive 2 or 3 hours, but maybe that's just me.
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Agreed, though mine was closer to 4 hrs, I drove it last year before thanksgiving. 5.5 hrs, doesn't matter had turkey
 
So many variables on commutes. When I commuted MCI/ATL there were many options, about 12 flights a day and I lived 15 minutes from MCI. Often I would finish a NAP/Standup, hop a Midwest Express flight at 0730 with a full breakfast, and be home in time to have lunch with my kid at her elementary school. It really was not bad.

What will happen with regionals? Good question. I think majors are taking a more active interest in the manning of aircraft to the smaller markets. DAL has responded with the DRJ (717). All have started variations of flow throughs... guaranteed interviews. The more optimistic (delusional), regional pilots think the result will be majors acquiring regionals and tagging the regional pilots beneath the mainline pilots with fences. Hmmm.... I've heard this before. Sorry. Not going to happen. I do see more majors purchasing "RJs", be they the Portugeese speaking or French/Canadian variant and hiring more pilots to staff them.
The good news is that I have a good 401(k) and only 12 more years of 121 flying left. We will see what happens.
 
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