Originally Posted by
Slammer
Regionals....just say no on SCOPE relaxation on the JCBA. Single operating certificate has nothing to do, with current contracts. L-CAL is 50 seat jets only and we all know the results of 70 seaters on L-UAL. JCBA is the only opportunity to reduce past and present outsourcing. 50 seaters havent made money for quite sometime, old and a bad product and suspect they will be reduced. SW, JB make money keeping flying in-house and we need to do the same. Have heard the company wants larger jets for higher yields and 1st class etc...if we want recalls get 90+ seaters on the new UAL seniority list...SCOPE is the key
You are correct about scope, however; many would contend that "the genie's out of the bottle", in terms of RJs on UAL property...at least that's what some on the UAL property believe, I'm not one of them.
Expect that the senior "U" pilots won't raise a digit to preclude 70-95 seat growth, as they don't perceive it will directly impact their career expectations...or so they think. They will be, for the most part, unwilling to expend the negotiating capital required - especially when they have a nice retro and/or significant pay increases at stake.
Expect UCH to continue to shrink the relevance of the "adversarial" UAL pilots, whilst growing the influence of the CAL-side...the leadership seems to be much more amenable to the wants/needs/desires of the management toads. JP demonstrated as such in no uncertain terms.
Cheers,
Horhay