Originally Posted by NERD

No on jets, yes on props. Big loophole that hopefully will be closed.



40. “Permitted aircraft type” means:
25 a. a propeller-driven aircraft configured with 70 or fewer passenger seats and with a
26 maximum certificated gross takeoff weight in the United States of 70,000 or fewer
27 pounds, and
28 b. a jet aircraft certificated for operation in the United States for 50 or fewer passenger
29 seats and with a maximum certificated gross takeoff weight in the United States of
30 65,000 or fewer pounds, and
31 c. one of up to 255 jet aircraft configured with 51-70 passenger seats and certificated in
32 the United States with a maximum gross takeoff weight of 86,000 pounds or less
33 (“70-seat jets”), and
34 d. one of up to 120 jet aircraft configured with 71-76 passenger seats and certificated in
35 the United States with a maximum gross takeoff weight of 86,000 pounds or less
36 (“76-seat jets”). The number of 76-seat jets may be increased above 120 by three
37 76-seat jets for each aircraft above the number of aircraft in the baseline fleet
38 operated by the Company (in service, undergoing maintenance and operational
39 spares) as of October 30, 2008. The baseline fleet number will be 440+N, in which
40 N is the number of aircraft (in service, undergoing maintenance and operational
41 spares but not including permitted aircraft types) added to the Company’s baseline
42 fleet from NWA. The number and type of all aircraft in the Company’s fleet on
43 October 30, 2008 will be provided to the Association. The number of 70-seat jets
44 plus 76-seat jets permitted by Section 1 B. 40. may not exceed 255.