For a break from the levity: FOCUS....scope is a multi-faceted front, the new manufacturer entrants are the newest gnat to buzz in:

Scope Clauses May Affect Use Of New RJs


"Airlines also can use pay increases or other benefit or work rule improvements to try to win concessions from the unions on scope"

Look out for Embraer, Mitsu, and Bombardier...their weight problems on the sub 100 seat jets will become our battleground.

Mitsu plans on certifying their 90 seater to a lower weight for NA, to get under scope clauses....but that is the camel's nose.

carry on

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