Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Gloopy our scope does not limit geared turbofans it is a seat count jet weight combination limit. If there was a 50/70/76 seat gtf out there, they could replace all of the current fleet of DCI jets with me tomorrow. DCI would by default get a 20 year repreive. Going for this limit is in effect a sunset clause on current generation jets.
Like I said, wait for a TA to make a determination. Unity is leverage and like it or hate it we as a group have to get behind the opener. It is that simple.
That assumes we will pursue a prohibition on all GTF outsourcing. Zero seats if its GTF. I'd be very suprised if that was in there. We mentioned props and I don't think we're aiming to eliminate all outsourced props. I think we just want to get them covered in the existing allowable seat counts and therefore I think that's all we're aiming for with GTF's.
And like I said, if we don't lower the number of allowable outsourced jets, we will never sunset DCI because not only will management never be able to pass up the opportunity to outsource 255 turbofan DC-9-10's, new technonogy will eventually lead to more efficient models even without GTF. There is an entire industry dedicated to designing and building "scope jets" and whatever we allow now will be maximized and shoved down our throats for decades to come.