Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
Unfortunately if there's one thing this pilot group has proven to management is they are willing to keep moving the line in the sand a little further each time for a small bump in pay. Something like this could easily be sold as "it's just ten more jets and it will feed our operation so we can add more wide body flying".
From 77 to 130/160? I doubt it. Its probably a fake "major" like the RAH "air group" to include F9 or Allegiant or some other wild card in another flailing attempt to play IndyAir. It could even be SKYW. They WILL go rogue one day, and they WILL tap out trying, but they'll try nonetheless. The temptation to play with airplanes is just too strong. This could be their catalyst. If it was any legacy it would have been AA and they wouldn't have counted stacks for so many mini busses already. I mean heck even busted @$$ USAir still flies the E190 on the mainline. If its for DL, its for DALPA pilots to fly. Period.
Look, I love a good consipracy covered in cynicism with a sarcastic cherry on top as much as anyone, but just because its a new airframe doesn't mean its scope relief. Come on y'all.