Originally Posted by
Baradium
My feeling is they are going to try to trade a C series promise for the ability to operate the EMB-175E2 at regionals.
I'm not a United pilot and I hope no one gives up a single pound more to scope in this environment.
I have been saying this for years. They will try to sell it like we won’t get the 100 seaters unless we let the much heavier 175-E2, go to Express. At this point, SK has dropped trou and is master***ing uncontrollably. We tell them to pound sand. A few weeks/months later, the company announces we are getting the 100 seaters anyway and no 175-e2’s go to express(Express probably gets more straight 175’s as per our current scope). I believe this exact scenario Played out at Delta not too long ago. If we’re lucky we’ll get 175-E2’s on our property.(I realize this plane is still a few years away from certification). If that occurs, we probably won’t also get the C-series but probably the 190-E2 or 195-E2 for fleet commonality.