Originally Posted by
theHub
Ok, say you get 170's. what happens with your current fleet? I doubt they'd want to keep you in two separate fleets? 700's to Eagle and 200's parked?
And train eagle pilots on a new type (145 pilots now 700) which costs $$$ and train PSA guys on a new type? (170) Way too much $$$. If we get 170s or 900s they are either in addition to what we have or replacing the 200s. Keeping them at PSA reduces training costs, when we hire they'll be typed in whatever, leftover from seniority bids to the new aircraft.
They will keep parking eagle e135/140/145. They are already displacing people from the E to the CR7. FOs can't bid other equipment unless they get displaced or is a new type in the company. Which they will only allow us to bid it only the first time. After that only new hires will occupy the leftovers.
Any way they do it will cost too much $$$$. The best way is give them to PDT and eliminate the Dash8.