Originally Posted by
Rosie
Dudes,
This will more than likely be the plane to replace the DC-9 at NWA. The contract has specific language regarding a 100 seat aircraft (note the article mentions the plane is 100+). The pay rate for the 100 seater in the contract is much much much less than the DC-9. The DC-9 had a capacity of about 75 or so in the DC-9 10 version, the DC-9 30 carries about 106 if I remember correctly (these are both with first class configurations). What I wonder is why the reduction in pay for an aircraft with similar capacity. The DC-9 replacement and pay rate as well as with the pull back in the amount of 319 and 320 (about 20 slated to be turned back due to lease agreements or some other reasons) is one of the reason I have moved on from NWA and to a different carrier. I understand morale is pretty bad as well. Good luck.
Here is the article:
FAA certifies Embraer 195
Charlie Lunan
8/10/2007
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the type certificate for the EMBRAER 195 jet, the capstone of its 70-to-100 strategy.
The largest aircraft ever produced by Embraer was certified by its native Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency and the European Aviation Safety Agency last year.
"With the FAA certificate for the EMBRAER 195, all four E-Jets are now certified by the world's three main aviation safety agencies," said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market.
The EMB 195 has a maximum seating capacity of 122 passengers, a range of up to 2,200 nautical miles (4,077 km), and burns up to 45% less fuel than previous jet generations.
Embraer's other E-Jets - the E-170, E-175 and E-190 - carry from 70 to 114 passengers, a segment Embraer is convinced will outgrow all others as airlines replace aging aircraft, downsize to smaller jets on underperforming routes and expand into mid-sized markets as low cost carriers. The company forecasts that 70-110 seat jets will respresent 47 percent of its deliveries over the next 20 years.
JetBlue now flies 25 of Embrear's next smallest E-Jet, the EMB 190. US Airways flies two.
Cheers
Rosie
Everyone realizes that CMP doesn't fly EMB 195 or 190's right? Jet Blue yes but CMP no. CMP will be flying 76 seat aircraft...the EMB 175. The same number of seats as the Mesaba CRJ 900's. Why are we not yelling about Mesaba? How about all those 175's at RAH that work under U.S. Airways with 86 seats. I don't think having larger aircraft at the regionals is a good idea any more than the next guy but I am just pointing out that there are Alot of 70+ seat aircraft operating at the regionals today.
The contract that was put in place by the NWA union for CMP is not a bare bones contract by any means. I would venture to say that it is above many contracts that have been worked on for more than a decade. I think for a first contract that was put in place before proving runs were finished, it is right up there with the best. Can anyone name another carrier that had a better contract in place before their service started.
CMP is not perfect, but what carrier is?
