Regional airlines doing business on behalf of the major network airlines, as listed, primarily serve Mobile.

The biggest advantage low-cost carriers have always had over the network airlines is squeezing more productivity each day out of planes and workers.

A shrunken capacity on domestic flights, as major network airlines have dispatched bigger planes to more profitable international routes.

Most of the network airlines "are trading close to bankruptcy levels, so the markets are trying to tell us something," he said.

Among network airlines we're the lowest-cost provider.

Two years ago, Mr. Ornstein said, he became convinced that the old network airlines would come roaring back and he loaded up on those shares.

That puts the airlines, particularly the ailing network airlines, in a tight spot.

If the network airlines increase prices, they are probably going to have to do it across the board.

Blue1 was the first network airline in Northern Europe to be granted ISO 14001 environmental certificate.

Pichler has transformed the low cost carrier into a regional network airline which resulted in a significant higher revenue performance.