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Regional Airlines Regional carriers such as Atlantic Coast Airlines, SkyWest, and Air Wisconsin are contracted by United Airlines to provide service from small market airports to the larger hubs. They're actually making money. Robert Siegel talks with Douglas Abbey, aviation consultant with AvStart, about how these smaller airlines operate and how United's bankruptcy might affect them.

Regional Airlines

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Regional carriers such as Atlantic Coast Airlines, SkyWest, and Air Wisconsin are contracted by United Airlines to provide service from small market airports to the larger hubs. They're actually making money. Robert Siegel talks with Douglas Abbey, aviation consultant with AvStart, about how these smaller airlines operate and how United's bankruptcy might affect them.

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