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Old 01-24-2013 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SongMan
So anyone know as to why Eagle is still hiring??? Giving hiring bonus and all...
I put some numbers with regards to the number tied up to contracts between AMR and the pilots at AA and AE.
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http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...n-eagle-3.html

Many numbers have been thrown around, one is the so called Furlough protection we have at Eagle (to me not worth much) but it calls for roughly 2100 pilots on property. So that would mean around 225 airplanes on property. After you park the 21 E135 we will be down to around this number. Currently AMR is allowed to outsource around 310 RJs.

SKW = 25 ish
RAH = 65 ish
Eagle = 225 ish

So that would give AMR around 310 ish airplanes, RJ's are tied up to 65% of the NB mainline fleet.

Another number being said is that the current Eagle will do 60 to 70 % of the AMR feed so that would mean that AMR will outsource to other regionals between 95 to 125 RJs with the current NB fleet. Eagle per our current contract (we know how well those work for us pilots) is guaranteed around 70% of the current AMR flying. If AA doesn't grow the mainline then they will be maxed out on RJs after the completion of the RAH purchase in 2015.

I don't drink the cool aid, this is what we in writing now (but understand the tendencies of airlines to void them and work deals with unions). Much can change with the merger but the Eagle contract remains in effect, but again we must stay tuned and see what they do. It's a bad day for pilots as more jobs are shifted to the lower compensating airlines, a good day for RAH as they see growth and a bad day for Eagle since we will all be affected by this.
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