Originally Posted by
ATR72
Kirby. That's the same guy who washed out of UPT...supposidly that's where he became a real pilot hater. The story was that it was air sickness. He tried the scope grab at AA it was foolish. I think he was after 81 seats versus the current 76 seat limit. His BS justification was that it could feed the international / long haul. APA correctly said use an A319 or E190 if you need more people.
One side note... after the JCBA was settled and 2/3s foolishly voted yes, a large number of the A319s on order were converted to the A321s. Why? Because we foolishly let the 321 into group 2 with as many seats as a B757. As soon as we passed the JCBA they converted the orders.
Point being Kirby is a liar and will say anything to keep up the outsourcing scam. He probably wants to trash United with more RJs just like America West, US Air & AA. He's just another suit looking to make a little more money on the backs of organized labor, don't let him do it.
Yeah probably had nothing to do with them costing $5m more a copy to haul 60 more people, along with expanded feed opportunities due to the merger.
Nope, it was strictly to f the pilots which is the airline’s #1 mission statement ahead of trying to make money (that is #2).
News flash if you voted no you’d be making less flying that 757 than you do flying the 321 now but I guess you’d feel like you are #winning!!