Originally Posted by
WidgetDriver
Had a LCA tell me that the company isn't happy with the 717 numbers. He said they aren't getting the fuel numbers they were hoping for, and they expected it to go more junior. He said to expect an announcement this fall that they are going to stop taking delivery of the rest of the 717s.
As far as the fuel issue goes, this would be counter to what they have said about fuel burn in the past, especially with regards to shorter legs. I would also think with an aircraft type that has been operated as long as the 71 has, they would have had pretty solid numbers ahead of time.
And I agree with the other poster, the senioirty issue makes no sense whatsoever. At this point, 99 percent of the captains were going to be 12 year guys. The top half of the FO seat maybe a little more senior, but I severely doubt that that would be the tipping point for profitability.