Perhaps that's how it will be in the end. We've read several times they'll keep operating some of their routes under their own names while the "new regional pole" will be much more distinctive than it is currently. So far, flying Regional or AF didn't matter much and one could have been a brand name for the other. In the future, maybe they'll have the Economy minus product. It will also remove easy way to compare ticket prices. Which could be needed (perhaps simply by making these fare bookable by another website, under a separate identity (as orbitmimic suggested) if they want some of the pax without luggage to still book the N class even if they won't use all of the service.