Originally Posted by
tsquare
When half the 717s arrive.. the mainline fleet will exceed 767. Management can then convert all the 70 seaters to 76s.. And they have absolutely no reason nor mechanism to get rid of the 50s... all 3 hundred and something of 'em...
Then... management can start parking mainline aircraft... with no corresponding reduction in RJs..
But you are right, the TA sucks. I'll only make $30 more than a UAL 747 captain.
In this version of reality the 3-76 per 1-717 bring the 76 fleet up to 255. I assume then the 50s have to stay because Delta will have to move the 70s someplace? So we'd be looking at 555 RJs (255 76 + 300 50). I rounded the 50 down from the 311 in 2015. So...2016 would still be at 500 RJs and the 50s would stay longer because of the heavy maintenance? Can Delta move the 70s and do this?