Originally Posted by
johnso29
Except that's what 100 737-900ERs are for!!! Reality Clamp!!!
And yes I know the 737-900ER pays less. So let's talk about that.
Ask yourself folks, would you want the A321/739 to pay equal to a B767-300 if it meant it could give another pilot group who does NOT have WB jets a WB argument?
IOW, if we merge with say....Alaska.....could an arbitrator consider a 737-900 the same as a B767? I mean, if Delta ALPA considers a 737-900ER equal to a 767-300ER, then what does that do for us in an arbitrated ISL situation?
The 739 is coming to replace 757s, 763s (!!), and early gen 320s. That's a lot more than 100 airplanes. It will be interesting (and critical) to see if the 320 airframe life extension is part of this deal.
The 321 is 20,000 lbs heavier than the 739 and carries more people than the 757. It should pay more than the 739, logically (I just gave tsquare an aneurysm). That will also put us in a better position given an AS merger.