Originally Posted by
RJDio
I think the heartburn from this is the company’s willingness to invest in an outsourced product, while having a viable (according to the union) alternative in-house.
While we may be far removed from the toxic environment of the Tilton era, this announcement is a sobering one, remind us we are far from strategic harmony with management. They are/will continue to treat this relationship like Hyman Roth. And so should we.
I hear ya, I'm the last fan of the RJ product but I never expected mainline pilots holding firm on scope in this contract would equal the death of outsourced RJ flying entirely. The company has had the option to invest small narrow body aircraft since 2012 with mainline pilot flying them and for whatever reason they've decided not to.
Pulling 20 seats out of a jet doesn't make sense on the surface, but if the payoff is higher yield across the network, at a lower cost, and in compliance with the CBA I'm OK with it. I'd rather see new aircraft pay at wide body rates, not RJ rates.