Originally Posted by
svergin
First of all, its not 1/2 the cost. Second of all, its not the “exact same service”. Nobody would rather fly on an RJ than a mainline jet. Oscar even said it on CNBC. He said passengers rejected RJs and left for other carriers. Pilot costs are only 8% of the total operation, so paying a pilot a little less doesn’t really change the cost that much. We could easily do what SK wants to do with the guppy 700s they canceled.
You're right, it's less than 1/2 the cost.
73-8 Crew: CA ~$250/hr FO ~$150/hr
E175 Crew: CA~ $90/hr FO~$45
I'll let you do that math.
I've heard countless pax say they like that E175 better than a 73. Sorry, I'm on the same side, but I'm also a realist. You are correct, it could be done with guppys, but the pilot group and the company will never get that totally figured out. We've all read about what SK wants.
We can hate it all we want. The regional jets are here to stay, and we all are to blame.
I'll eat all the crow you can barbecue when the 76 seat jets are on the mainline property.