Originally Posted by crewdawg52

. . . . .The growth of Compass, or any other affiliate that flies aircraft which seat 51 to 76 passengers, is limited after the initial 90 aircraft are acquired based on growth at mainline NWA. Of the 90 total aircraft, up to 36 can be operated by Mesaba Airlines to replace the original 36 AVROs. This can be done without any NWA furloughed pilots having rights to that flying. Through negotiations, three categories of feeder carrier flying were established. Category 1 is Compass. All current and future furloughed NWA pilots have rights to 100 percent of these jobs. Category 2 refers to a carrier that operates the 51- to 76‑seat aircraft while NWA finances those aircraft. NWA furloughed pilots are entitled to half of the captain and half of the first officer positions that those aircraft create. . . . ###