Southwest Is Out of Moves Without A New Fleet—Are Regional Jets Their Only Escape?
American, Delta and United can fly bigger planes and fill them with connecting passengers from small cities using smaller aircraft. Southwest can't and that puts them at a disadvantage even keeping up with 737s. That's a big reason why United is beating them in Denver, Delta chasing them from Atlanta, and so on. Continue reading Southwest Is Out of Moves Without A New Fleet—Are Regional Jets Their Only Escape?...

American, Delta and United can fly bigger planes and fill them with connecting passengers from small cities using smaller aircraft. Southwest can’t and that puts them at a disadvantage even keeping up with 737s. That’s a big reason why United is beating them in Denver, Delta chasing them from Atlanta, and so on.
Continue reading Southwest Is Out of Moves Without A New Fleet—Are Regional Jets Their Only Escape?…