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Regional Jets Crowd Skies, Squeeze Fliers
Of all the changes that have overtaken the airline industry in recent years, one of the most dramatic has been the rapid transition to regional carriers, as "mainline" airlines outsource more and more flying to their regional "partners." You may be surprised to learn that 53 percent of all commercial airline departures in the United States today are operated by regional airlines. (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Wow. Took a rocket surgeon to figure that one out......
Mr. McGee needs to get some of his facts straight before he writes his article.RJs take up the same amount of airspace as a 747, so they aren't "crowding the skies".With regards to the 2004 Pinnacle crash,that was a non-revenue flight therefore there were no passenger fatalities.As for the Air Midwest crash, that was no fault of the airline or the pilots.The Captain of that flight was a good friend of mine so I become a little defensive when it's brought up.Not all regionals are always at the bottom when it comes to mishandled bags either.Serious flaws in this article that piss me off.I was a pilot for the regionals for 12 years and not all things are true in this article.
You're missing the point regarding RJ's "crowding the skies." The point being made is that if they could reduce the number of flights by upgauging the aircraft. The main reason airlines are outsourcing to regionals is so they can market frequency - which is creating more crowding because of more planes with less capacity.
I'm not saying that I necessarily agree with this... but that's the view point.
I'm not saying that I necessarily agree with this... but that's the view point.
The flying public needs to make up their minds what they want.They didn't like props so along came the RJs and more frequency..Now they don't like RJs and the frequency..I give up!!
People were not educated about props....Airlines did nothing to dispel false assumptions about prop planes being unsafe. I listened one day in amazement as I watched a Trans World Express ATR-42 prop plane taxi into the gate at Moline. This was probabaly back in 1989 or 1990. This guy stood at the window telling his son, "here comes one of those old fashioned prop planes." Not granted I hate ATRs, but I told him that there was nothing old about that plane, that it was barely a few years or so old... He looked at me like I was off my rocker....
It doesnt help when a commuter airline has an accident either....Especially when you have people like that think they are experts making comments they arent qualified to make scaring the travelling public...
It doesnt help when a commuter airline has an accident either....Especially when you have people like that think they are experts making comments they arent qualified to make scaring the travelling public...
Thats exactly the point...plain and simple.....The problem is that people think that they are entitled to have 1000 choices for everything...We have a wishy washy society....