Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Yes, and no. The additional 200's will lower the amount of 76 seaters, Delta is upping the number of 717's, and the block hour limits are being complied with. So additional 200's over 125 are allowed, for now.
Delta pilots are free to merge with Endeavor if they want to remedy any scope violation. So..............
How many 76 seaters are there now (and planned to be) in the system? That determines the max amount of 50 seaters (which drops to 125 with the 223rd 76 seater, down from 348 50-seaters).
DL upping the number of 717's has no bearing on this as the max amount of 76 seaters is gauged off of a 88 717s. Going above that number has no effect on the amount of RJs permitted.