Originally Posted by
horrido27
Does the company have plans that include an option that allows them to downgauge aircraft in times of trouble?
If things get bad in 2018-2020.. could the company park 73's and A3xx's and replace them with CS100/300's? Less seats, better economics?
Also.. if we are NOT planning a CS100 order, then why not have a pay rate for $205 an hour for that aircraft? If we are never going to order it (just like the A380), why not at least get a better rate?
The company is currently extending the life of older WBs that will be parked once the company decides it's cheaper to park them than fly them.
There may be a few guppies and airii that are near the end of their lives but I wouldn't expect too many to be parked since it's likely cheaper to keep flying them than buying new aircraft.
As far as adding CS rates to our pay tables, it will allow us to get better pricing from Boeing and Embraer, as they will now have to compete with the CS. It could be just another option that management wants on the table.