Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
Yes they would be. Could that be because until recently all mec comms have stated “no more rj’s” emphatically? Perhaps if they were honest enough to say, “ yea, we had to pivot somewhat based on new information”, or words to that effect, but they won’t even acknowledge that they’re contradicting the message that they’ve been conveying for years. It breeds distrust.
Just playing devil’s advocate, but one could argue that allowing a few more big rj’s, however placing a low cap on the total number of allowed regional planes (not just jets) could meet that definition. The company could say that they got some more planes, and ALPA could say that they had enhanced scope by slashing the number of allowable rj’s and forcing the flying to mainline.