Originally Posted by
scottm
The AA/APA scope agreement requires covered equipment to be flown by "pilots on the American Airlines Pilots Seniority List". This agreement puts nearly all Eagle pilots on the AA seniority list, a nice end-run around scope. All new pilots will be hired as AA pilots, but work at Eagle under the new Eagle/ALPA B-scale. Bigger equipment is on order and soon to be delivered, and it would be Eagle pilots in them with this agreement. AA can shrink quickly and furlough, probably with flowbacks to Eagle, moving all narrow-body planes and flying to Eagle. Eagle should be able to attract plenty of cheap pilots in this scenario.
Goodbye APA.
The sad thing is this is probably pretty accurate...... Not just for Eagle/AA but for all Legacies.... The E170-190 has been around for a few years now... And unfortunately it'll only get bigger from here... Delta relaxing larger a/c in return for less 50 seaters has only accelerated the seat increase... Someday it will be 120 seat a/c flown at regionals.. (Instead of 717's, A319's) For $47 right seat and $105 left seat...
