Originally Posted by
aa73
In the sake of proper comparisons,
Delta E190 is in Group 1, as is AA.
Delta 717 is a Group 2 aircraft and should be compared with AA Group 2.
If AA was operating the 717, it too would be in Group 2. This was tried and tested when they attempted to stick the A319 (110-120 seats) into Group 1 and we flatly rejected it. It is now in group 2.
Just FYI for all the conspiracy theorists out there who are saying that Delta pilots are flying the 717 as a group 1 aircraft.
The Delta 717 rate is also the same as the DC-9. The -30/40/50 sat 100/110/125 if IIRC correct and all paid the same scale as the 717. So the only 100 seat airplane that Delta has had on property in the last 5 years would be considered group II.