Originally Posted by
Mason32
Eagle had over 300 planes at one point. You're down to about 225 if my info is correct. Your EMBs have been extended until 2020 from what we hear. With the exception if a few E140's you're pretty much done shrinking.
The fleet plan for Eagle that we are hearing about calls for you guys getting around 180 EJets to replace EMBs.
With 47 CRJs already on your property that puts you guys at 227... Which is pretty much where you're at now.
Now, the crunch is this. While there are 180 or so more planes in play, nothing says they HAVE to give them to a wholly owned. They will threaten you guys in some way soon.
The key to remember is nobody else has the pilots to fly them.
Hopefully what you guys are hearing is wrong. That many Ejets at the regional level is not good for pilots anywhere. Better that flying goes to 319s.
No arguments there. They have over 180 EMBs. It will be replacement jets for sure. Is still rather have them here on our side. But, realistically every single Eagle guy had some type of gust tante flow, hiring or interview program. That means we're getting them all eventually. In my opinion, just staple them all now, get it over with and put those jets on our contract.
Even if we have to have lower rates on the Ejets, it becomes the entry level jet for a major airline. Who in thier right mind would go to Republic, Mesa or anywhere else if they can go straight to AA and bid to bigger planes as their seniority accrues.
Last rumor I heard around these days is that Parker don't want eagle because we are "too expensive" and he want us in AA better, we might see some kind of flow or staple soon, if it is true.
AA will have E-190 soon also if they keep buying them for Airways.