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Old 03-23-2018 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
A significant order of either type would allow us to get rid of a ton of 50 seat jets. I avoid them in my commute and I have had customers say that they avoid them too. The consumer wants big rj’s and mainline aircraft. It’s now up to the company and the MEC/negotiating committee to make it work. Either way I don’t expect any serious discussion, much less an announcement by the company until the next contract is voted in and they know the actual cost associated with operating different aircraft. That could be by the end of the year, or it could be a while. Should be interesting.
MEC doesn’t need to negotiate anything, the company is well within the current contract to buy all the large RJs they want.
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