Originally Posted by
intrepidcv11
The bottom line is the first significant contract post BK from a VERY profitable company resulted in more large RJ's on property. That in itself proves just how collectivelly stupid we all are. After all there are those that consider 50 seaters getting parked to be some great victory. GMAFB! SpecialTracking sees the road ahead as clearly as I do. We are gonna get housed by management at the scope table.
No, bringing flying back to mainline is the victory. 1300 RJ jobs gone. 88 narrow bodies coming to mainline before any additional 76 seaters come. But most importantly, a block hour ratio that guarantees the regionals WON'T grow while mainline shrinks. If management wants to use 70 additional 76 seaters, they'll have to use the mainline NB aircraft MORE.
Not to mention the Codeshare and joint venture protections. Or the guarantee that Skywest, RAH, or TranStates can't fly C Series size aircraft under Codeshare carrying Delta passengers.