Originally Posted by
jsled
For the long term, maybe it's not a bad thing. But looking at the press releases from earlier this year, UAL ordered 40 and then another 25 700s to be delivered starting mid to late 2017 to "reduce it's 50 seat fleet of RJs by more than half by 2019". So, what are they going to do to cut the RJs now? Buy the CS100? E2? Buy more used 737s/A319s? Keep the RJs? It certainly raises questions.
The company's press release and aircraft deferral haven't changed a thing with respect to CBA's Section 1 "Scope Choke" language. I'd bet that there are a few ALPA volunteers doing a airframe and block hour ratio count. If it came down to it, how do you think ALPA would do in that grievance given their recent track record?
https://vimeo.com/53377170
As of today, 76 seat jets at UAX are capped at a max of 153 airframes and 120% of UA single isle block hours.