Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
Hopefully before too long neither will be flying 70 seaters for UAL anymore. I don't see 70 seaters surviving at the regionals long term. I don't know one UAL pilot that will vote for a contract that doesn't have the 70's either parked or rolled into mainline when their contracts with the regionals expire
Thread drift alert: My magic 8 ball says the 700's(66 seats) stay. 200's will fade out as fuel gets more costly. There isn't a viable model for 66 seats to be cost effective at the current major structure. Of course this could be amended but the pilots and management seem worlds apart.. 90+, different story. This has been beaten to death, so I'll leave it at that. But...
Back to the topic, regardless what you think about the future of 66 seaters, ask yourself, does the management team have a plan to grow, not just survive. Is management adaptable and does the workforce have esprit de corps? SkyWest has changed but, I think they have long term potential.