Originally Posted by
Arctic9
Agreed. Unfortunately after hearing Kirby speak in person and talking to a rep, I think that any possible TA will not look like Scope Choke anymore. Rather, it will be called “SKope”, with emphasis on the initials S.K.
The verbiage could potentially change, but not the desired end result. They could potentially lift the different type NB requirement and allow a few more big rj’s, but put a very severely reduced limit on the total number of rj’s allowed in the system. Something to the effect of reducing the regional fleet by 5 or more jets for every 76 seater added up to a limit. If they added the 70 or so jets that buying an additional NB type would free up, they would have to reduce the total regional fleet by 350+ aircraft. This would also have to be tied to additional mainline aircraft and have a severe reduction in the number of allowable rj’s if our fleet shrinks for any reason. Just guessing and thinking outside of the box. At the end of the day any change in scope is up to us. If it changes, it is because we vote for it.