Originally Posted by
tsquare
I didn't mean to come across as arrogant. I just mean that I see no reason to buy back what will eventually come our way anyway. The RJ experiment is over... especially here at DAL. Yes they are slightly bigger, but look at UAL where they still have a million of the 50 seaters. I think the battle underlying all of this is control of those larger airframes as the 50s become more and more economically unfeasible. Hmmmmm where have I heard that line of logic before?
I'm a line dog. I have no political connections whatsoever.
I can't bold the part I want to on an IPad but with regard to the RJ experiment being over...I agree that the tides have shifted in our favor and for the "foreseeable future" things look good, but I remember hearing back in 2002-2006 that the legacy model was dead. If you believed the reporters and experts, you would never see another meal served on an airplane...ever again. This industry has always been cyclical, and will always be cyclical, even more so going forward now with increased competition from global carriers.
There will come a time in 3, 5, or 10 years that the industry hits the skids again and management will look to down gauge aircraft size again. It sure would be nice to lock up our scope language now, way before it is a concern, so that we can do it for as little money as possible.
To say, who cares about flow back? Are you serious? We are hiring like gang busters? Is short sighted to say the least.
Get the language now, before we need it! That's when it is the easiest to get.
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