Originally Posted by
Straight talker
The 145, 170, 190 are commuter planes flown by commuter crews. If you want to avoid that, fly Airtran or Southwest. They have big airplanes flown by crews that are over 25 years old. Stop complaining, bring your business to another carrier that doesn't pretend to be Midwest. You have a choice Milwaukee, Midwest is gone...
The E170 and E190 are most certainly not "commuter" planes, and they are quite comparable in size to most of the aircraft Midwest flew for most of their history.
As for MKE-OMA the alternative AirTran service is flown by "commuter planes flown by commuter pilots"...Skywest CRJs.