Originally Posted by
FlyZ
To one of the scope numbers experts:
How close is our mainline fleet to the number where an increase of one mainline jet allows three additional RJs? If they keep the 9's here to overlap with the -900 deliveries, could it push us over the threshold? Scary thought when you think about adding 200-300 RJs since that number does not go back down when they do park the 9's. Could that be part of the push for a contract extension? Keeps the current (ridiculous) scope clause in effect long enough for them to take advantage of it?
The 739 deliveries are not net positive. We are not planning any growth and the current plan is for there to be a one for one replacement of an existing jet with those orders.
We are currently at 709 mainline jets. We need to go to 767(merger number of total jets) before they can add the 154 76 seat jet. Because management knows that will not happen, they have basically added a ton of 70 seat jets to the point that we are within 7 70/76 seat jets for the total 255 cap. If we get the 767th jet back on property, the total number does not go above 255, only the number of 76 seat jets is raised. It is three for one, so if we got jet 767, they would go from 153 allowed to 156.