Originally Posted by
jsled
Lots of misinformation on this thread.
255 is hard cap for 70+76 seat aircraft (including turbo-props) IF the company chooses NOT to add 100 seat mainline aircraft. According to the July 2012 Investor Update on UAL's website, we have 115 CRJ700s and 38 EMB170s already, add the Qs and they can add roughly 80 jets to the RJ fleet. BUT, they still must comply with the 120% of n/b block hours! Meaning they will have to park older RJs to reach that 255 (70+76) number. They are only 8% below the cap today.
Sled
So.. you don't believe that they will park 3 50 seat aircraft (150 seats) and replace them with 2 90 seaters [much more efficient] configured to 76 seats. (152 seats).
3 50 seat aircraft flying 10 hrs a day.. 30 hours.
2 76 seat aircraft flying 12 hrs a day.. 24 hours.
So, they have actually lowered their UAX block hours and increased their avail seats.
Why is our agreement tied to block hours vs. Delta's which (it seems.. hopefully a Delta guy can chime in here~) is tied into ASM/Seats.
Fact is, there is not one 90 seater configured to 76 seats flying, configured with a First Class, flying from Hub to Hub/other destinations, over 900nm away.. flying United Passenger as of right now.
This TA Passes, the above statement will no longer be true.
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