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Old 09-21-2014 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ewr756drive
Yes that is true...ASM's are reducing! It is scope choke...loosing 2 50-seaters for ever 70-76. The latest announcement is an airframe for airframe replacement (70 seat for 76 seat), but RJ ASM is reducing overall
ASMs went down slightly in Q2 and are projected to flatten in Q3 and it has NOTHING to do with the UPA scope clause nor does it require UAX to park '2 50-seaters for ever 70-76. That doesn't start until after the 255th UAX 70/76 seaters and the mainline 100 seaters start entering the fleet. UAX isn't even bumping up against the only applicable UPA limit at this point which is the 120% hour restriction. The limiting factor currently is the number of pilots UAX carriers can find who are willing to work for minimum wage. UAX has less than 20 E-175s so far. As more of those come on line UAX ASMs will likely increase due to more seats, higher speeds and higher utilization rates.
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