ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
I'll never get used to this mindset. I'm all for trade unionism, but the fanatics always wind up spoiling it for everyone else. Do you want any competition at all? How small is "too small" for a 737? I fly a dinky little beat up turboprop for a "mom n pop" 135. I also work less and make more than any regional FO I've ever known. Competition works.
Dutch harbor's runway is only 3900' long, there's no real way to make money in there with a 737. Alaska Airlines tried, no joy, nac and Reeves tried, no joy. Turboprops are super efficient of this kind of operation.