Updated fall schedule loaded, primarily with RJ changes. They have chosen not to backfill the three ER3 aircraft leaving the fleet at this point, wihch means cutbacks.

ATW, BDL and SDF end after Labor Day.

Upgrade from E135 to E145
--All remaining flights to GRR, BNA, STL, CLE
--Two of three FNT, GRB

--STL is decreasing from 3x to 2x but will be all E145
--FNT morning flight moves to a business-better 9:00am, and the two PM flights upgrade to E145
--CLE upgrades to E145
--1x additional flight upgraded from E135 to E145 to GRR, GRB, DAY, BNA

The only E135 flying left are 2x each to RHI, MBL and IND, and 1x each to FNT, GRB and DSM.

The only non-RJ change I've seen so far is that the morning MKE-DFW-MKE is being upgraded to E190.

From what I've heard, the business routes -- especially the ones where FL* is ended -- may get added capacity if demand and fares are strong enough, but that's a wait-and-see circumstance. As E145 come out of CO* service, they have some flexibility. They want to see how much increased fares affect traffic before they consider adding capacity.

Seeing ATW go is something of a landmark, since it was the original home of Midwest for the first few years of life. But sadly, it has often been near the bottom of the barrel for the feeder markets on loads and yields.

Certainly I am not happy that RJ flying is being reduced, but the cost of fuel raises the bar on what RJ's can make money doing.