Originally Posted by
kfahmi
How does this not translate to a significant drawdown in EMB flying? Obviously there's less need for EMB pilots if they've just switched 2 EMB classes to the RJ...
My understanding is that the amount of planned EMB flying is going to stay the same. However it's probably going to be highly variable on a daily basis depending on SFO weather and the resultant delays and cancellations. So they're just going to keep a bunch of extra crews on reserve and assign the flying on the days they're actually able to fly it. At least that's what I've been able to glean from scheduling reports and other sources. If someone knows better (I'm looking at you, NVUS!), please correct me.
And again, while I understand why the company is doing this (they'll save a mint on cancellation pay), I absolutely do not agree with it. This will be a pay cut for the erstwhile bottom lineholders.