Originally Posted by
JoePatroni
That agreement was signed as the 747 fleet was being parked, I would guess that a lack of airframes contributed to it. Two or three flights does not prove the narrative the current MEC is trying to sell. Are you willing to give anything up so they can get bigger RJ’s? I am not.
Bigger RJs, no? They are and will be limited to 76 seats hopefully. What I can see is a revised ratio of RJs to mainline Narrow bodies. The more mainline NB jets we get, the more RJs the contract will allow. There must be built in protections though. If we furlough and return a bunch of jets to the lessor, they must remove the RJs proportionally. Our pilots must have protections as well. If “Aviate” can eventually flow pilots directly to mainline, the reverse must also be true.