Originally Posted by
272922
That's true, but two parallel thoughts:
- The jump from 65 to 70 won't be as beneficial to the airlines as 60 to 65 was.
- As "entry level" (meaning 50-76 seat aircraft, either at FFD or mainline carriers) pay goes up, and a path from that aircraft to larger aircraft becomes more defined, there's a lot of 91/135 guys that'll take the plunge.
The MEC Chair did make a comment during the last conference call about AA going 100% flow at some point. I should go back and listen to that again.....
Rumor I've heard is that 2017 will be 100% flows. 50% Envoy, and the rest split between PSA and PDT. That would be nice if true...