Originally Posted by
flyallnite
So with about 40% of the entire 75/767 fleet being replaced by the -900, what does everyone think that will do to the current ER categories? I'm assuming ATL domestic 75/76 will close. NYC 7ER will shrink. But bases like SLC, MSP, LAX, where most of the flying is on the 757, could they lose their ER bases all together? Discuss.
That's a good question. Combine all the ER and the ATL 767 categories and you have 257 jets and 3,760 pilots flying them. Take 100 757s away and move them to the lower paying 739 and that's a lot of pilots to cut. At 14.6 pilots per plane (give or take for ER considerations) you're looking to move 1,400+ pilots off the ER and the lone ATL domestic 767 category.
And that's if only 100 757s disappear. What if it's more but only 100 739 replacements?
Time will tell.
And that's IF this whole 739 is true.