Originally Posted by
minimwage4
Just for the sake of argument, if you already have 76 seaters flying, why does it matter how much that 76 seater weighs? I mean the MRJ is still an RJ, a few thousand pounds over.
It matters because we have two limits. Size and weight. We are not budging on either one.
To give a more complete answer, the weight limit prevents them from buying large airplanes and configuring them with fewer seats. It prevents them from buying a 110 seat airplane and putting 76 seats in it and somehow complying with the agreement. Before you respond with why does that matter if there are still only 76 seats, my reply is that it does and again we aren't talking about changing it. There is talk of allowing more 76 RJs at the expense of eliminating 50 seaters. If I had to guess how that'll work, Delta will offer the 76 seaters to whomever will park and cancel the 50 seat portions of their contracts.
Just to be clear, these limits don't prohibit Delta from operating these aircraft. They do prohibit them from outsourcing them. Delta can have thousands of MRJs. Delta pilots would have to fly them...