Originally Posted by
Sunvox
The whole point of our scope clause was to improve on what Delta had. As per our conrtact the EMB-175 is a 76 seater and this order trips the company to the 153 plane limit which restricts the future growth of hulls in the express fleet to 255 total and the CRJ-900 has already been agreed upon as a 90 seat plane that we have to fly.
You do not have the facts straight. We are not Delta, and our scope is one step superior to theirs.
Joe,
Just because we have a rate for the Crj900 does not mean we are the only one who can fly them. As you previously posted, the scope limits is:
“76-Seat Aircraft” means aircraft configured with more than seventy (70) passenger seats but no more than seventy-six (76) passenger seats, and
certificated in the United States for ninety (90) or fewer passenger seats and with a maximum United States certificated gross takeoff weight of 86,000 or fewer pounds.
The Crj900 meets those criteria as long as its outfitted with only 76 seats max. It's MTOW is 84,500lbs.
And the scope choke won't begin to have an effect until such time as the company wants more then 153 of the large rj's. So only 123 orders to go.
In order to get more then the 153, to the 325 number (of 70 + seats) you posted they have to order a new small narrowbody for the mainline. The dwindling ratio, and eventual limit of 125 less then 70 seat airframes will only then begin to happen as well. So not something we will see in this current 4 year contract.
1-C-1-g Number of 76-Seat Aircraft
If the Company adds New Small Narrowbody aircraft to the Company Fleet, then on or after January 1, 2016, the number of permitted 76-Seat Aircraft may increase from 153 (as permitted under Section 1-C-1-a-(2)-(c)) up to a total of 223 76-Seat Aircraft, and the number of permitted 76/70-Seat Aircraft may increase from 255 (as permitted under Section 1-C-1-a-(2)-(c)) up to a total of 325 76/70-Seat Aircraft, except that once the number of 76/70-Seat Aircraft exceeds 255, then the number of 70-Seat Aircraft may not be more than 102. 76-Seat Aircraft (above 153 such Aircraft) may be added on a one 76-Seat Aircraft for each one and one quarter New Small Narrowbody Aircraft (1:1.25) ratio (rounded to the closest integer). In addition, in the event more than 153 76-Seat Aircraft are in United Express Flying, the Company shall remove from United Express Flying a number of 50-Seat Aircraft determined as follows:
Think of it this way.....to catch up the where Delta is already, the first 153 70+ seaters are free to the company, before any scope choke might take hold.
a former student @ DXR