What happened to the overcrowded ATC System ? With all the 38-70 seat RJs that seem to be multiplying like rabbits(not fish) what do you think will happen to the on time performance ? Answer : evidently no one expects the economy to turn around in our lifetime. So while all the so-called mainstream airlines are switching to regional jets, the discount outfits are upgrading to new 737 -800s and Airbus 320s.
Guess who will survive ? The US aviation Fleet is really old compared to some of their alliance partners. Whats the difference ?
for one thing the executives of the foreign airlines do not get paid millions of dollars (or Euros).