On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:55:46 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote in
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The airlines (major carriers) share of the market is diminishing, and the
regional's share is booming.

If you're a dinosaur, and you fail to adapt to the changing
environment and evolve into something viable, extinction is
inevitable.

The major carriers are buying smaller aircraft to compete with the
regionals. Clearly that strategy is not working for the flying
public. Perhaps they should scale back, and be content with long-haul
business exclusively. But that would require major air carriers to
face the reality of a deregulated marketplace.

Alternatively, they can use their political muscle to force their
survival agenda on the nation's infrastructure at tax payers expense.
Ain't deregulation grand. :-(