Originally Posted by
Wingtips
this thing will take 3 years before it is even started on the fleet side. I think by then RJ feed will be something hard to maintain. I see little change coming, first thing you will see though is the AA guys giving up scope on 70 seat jets, and 100 of them going to Eagle. I would be very scared if I were in the bottom 1000 at AA.
Under this deal the bottom 1000 at AA have furlough protection. E-190 and above will go to mainline, so look for those to replace S-80's. E-175/CRJ-900 and below go to feeders. For every two of those, 1 new small narrowbody has to be added to mainline.
An order and deleveries will take time, the question would be does Parker NEED Eagle's EMB's and their financial drag or is that something he can do without. He's not committed to AE and needs to review the financials to determine AE's worth. The argument that some make on other forums that Eagle won't furlough due to pilot shortages and/or retraining costs for others is debunked by Pinnacles furlough. There will be no pilot shortage worse then now for a year or two as the regional industry shakes itself out like a dog with fleas. Some will furlough and others may need to hire, but Eagle will have no attrition from the top for quite a few years.