Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Well, I think the flying will go back to mainline as DCI implodes. The problem is the way that flying comes back. As I see it, there are two ways it comes back. Either they operate them at the mainline at mainline rates, or they come on board at our C scale type wages. The difference between the two is that they have to throw a ton of money at guys like Tsquare to get the C scale; He's licking his chops at that.
Not sure how you define C scale in this case. There are already "mainline" rates for E190-195 and CRJ900.
While there aren't rates for an E175 or CRJ700 yet, the CRJ900 overlaps almost exactly with the E175 anyway especially at DCI, so I don't think that would be a stumbling block at all.
Those rates are:
128/hr year one up to 140/hr year 12 for the CRJ900 and the EMB 195 is 150-164/hr.
FO rates are 70 first year going to 95-112 top scale depending on which variant. That's hardly a "C scale" although I would like to see the 190 brought to 195 rates instead of being included with CRJ900 rates, but that's JMHO.
All with mainline work rules, benefits and 15% B fund.
And that's what the company could instantly do whenever they want. I don't think the DCI crisis will ever reach the point where the company will want 50's at the mainline, but you never know I guess. But long before that ever happened, there is room to transfer the larger RJ flying to mainline and the pay in place to do so tomorrow if they wanted to.
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