Originally Posted by
slowplay
That's conventional wisdom, but is it true?
APA, UAL and CAL don't allow 76 seaters in the small portion of their scope. How has career progression worked out at each one of those carriers?
APA - furloughs
UAL - furloughs
CAL - furloughed in 2008, recalled, slow hiring of furloughed UAL pilots
DAL - no furloughs, small (300) hiring in 2010.
Why is it that the airline with the "weakest" small jet scope never furloughed and the tighter guys did?
Again with the hiring due to DALPA's scope clause. Could it be the primary reason DAL did not furlough in the second half of '00's is because about 2300 pilots early retired in 2003-2005?
How many RJ's does the SWAPA scope allow, and how many pilots did SWA furlough?
There are many reasons an airline expands or contracts. Scope is just one of those reasons. To state as you do above that "the" reason (by omission of any other reason) is misleading.