Originally Posted by
eaglefly
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.
I don't think the AA pilots will be or are in any position to make demands, their contracts will most likely be void by the bk judge. Your assumptions are that the restrictions would remain after Parker gets his wish. Don't think that is going to happen. But we can alway count on the top 10% selling out the bottom 10%.