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Okay, so we're ordering 100 739s and getting 88 717s.
If this TA passed, we could probably up that 739 order to 180 739s. Use them, the 90s and the 717s to replace all of the 319s, all of the 88s, half the 320s, 2 dozen 757s, all of the 763s.
The end result would be a net increase of 9 mainline jets (that may not even require hiring given the reserve rule changes), a 2% increase in the number of mainline block hours, 1% decrease in ASMs and still meet the 1.56 ratio with DCI knocked down to 450 aircraft.
Unless i'm missing something we could grow to shrink.
To me there's a real possibility we're giving up scope for no real gain... at least for us.
Ya'll have a good night, hopefully won't see you til Saturday night. Because it'll take all day saturday to catch up.
You're still thinking airframes. It's about block hours (pilot jobs).
All I'm asking is that guys take the time to understand what the new section 1 proposal is all about. I was VERY skeptical, but after understanding all the details and asking a ton of questions, I am convinced that our new scope is a huge win.
There are some very strong downside protections and the entire idea is designed to bring flying/jobs back to mainline, and keep them here.