... down table. Most kids were at home rolling around in their bedrooms with Lincoln Logs shoved up their noses. Me? I was 30,000 feet in the air and that was good enough for me. I always hogged the window seat, but who could blame me? I was young and I wanted to see the ... relentlessly consuming airplane-grade pretzels, I would often look out the window and contemplate the most ridiculous hypothetical situations. Thoughts like "What if a bird flies into the engine?" or "What if the pilot falls asleep?" entertained my young head. Airplane rides were a great place for thought experiments and ...

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... and profitable. The cumulative effect of these industry advances had a trickle down benefit to all regional carriers as well. Regional carriers with smaller jets were carving their niche into smaller regional markets where, larger airlines were less able to compete. Concerns that existed twenty years ago with regional airlines are all but erased now. The fleet of ... fare. That combined through fare provides considerable savings to the customer. Conclusion Since deregulation in 1978, the U.S. regional airline industry has consolidated its important role in the national air transportation...

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