Originally Posted by
sailingfun
All 88 are growth aircraft to the mainline. If the economy collapses and the company plans a large decrease in overall capacity then we will see fewer pilots jobs. Regardless of the economy however we will have 88 more airframes at the mainline. How anyone can believe that is a bad thing utterly eludes me. The key to the 717's is they are not a increase in capacity but a shift in flying from DCI to the mainline. That is far more viable long term flying then planned future fleet increases given the economic situation. No matter how the economy plays out the 717's are a huge boost to the mainline.
I guess for some the glass is half full, for others its half empty, for many APC posters its cracking and leaking.
If the 717s are all growth, and we better all hope they are all growth, why then strike the mainline fleet size requirements to grow the 76-seat fleet from section 1? I mean if it's going to be all growth anyways just leave the mainline fleet size requirements. You could drop the 3:1 language and just replace it with the tables tieing 76 seat fleet growth to the 717s.
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fwiw, I ran across this again from the same email from 2 months ago: if the early out under performs with say around 100 pilots taking it (and all things being equal) then hiring in spring 2014. if 250-300 pilots take it then we should be able to hire in summer or fall 2013.
Of course, that's assuming things don't drastically change in the direction and size of the company through a merger.