Originally Posted by
sailingfun
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I have also heard the new 100 seat jet rumor. I heard it before the 96 and 01 contracts also to include management power points on the jets they were looking at. They never showed up. I hope the new junior guys do not include the rumor in how they vote unless it is written into the contract.
Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of 90 seaters configured with a management desired first class and comfort sections operated at the cut throat bottom feeder ACMI labor buster alter ego certificates is a massive roadblock to a 100 seater being brought to mainline.
It still could happen. JB does it, and at rates dramatically higher than the pathetic revolt inspiring obsolete rates we have for it in our CBA. But their 100 seater is all coach so it would likely be a high 80's or 90 seater configured for mainline.
The 717 was I think a 117 seater for AirTran, including 2 or 3 rows of first class. Its 110 for us.
In any case we need to do everything we can to shrink the large "RJ" portion of DCI. Not more 90/76 seaters for less 50's again. The 90/76ers need to be reduced, period. After that, if a 100 seater makes sense for the network, we'll get it. No concessions necessary.