US regionals: Feeling the squeeze
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Contracts between regional carriers and US majors that ushered in the regional jet era late in the last decade are due to expire from next year, with the majority terminating in 2012-19. Attempting to predict the outcome of those negotiations, or if existing partnerships will survive, is akin to looking into a foggy crystal ball. But one thing is certain - the sometimes higher margins regional carriers enjoyed over their major partners in some of those contracts will fade into history as US network carriers demand financial returns of regional carriers that more closely match their own....
US regionals: Feeling the squeeze
