Originally Posted by
CaseTractor
I’m hearing both ends of the spectrum. Senior CAs/ check airmen are saying that more planes are coming and crews needed to fly them. That AA is using the LRJs to plug gaps in routes for the foreseeable future. That AA is ramping up schedules and all hands will be needed on deck.
then the union says don’t buy a boat. It’s really confusing of the polar opposite views.
where are these overly optimistic ideas originating from?
hopefully truth is at least in the middle
Don’t think your senior CAs are very accurate. AA just retired a lot of airplanes and prior to that the LRJ numbers were already a scope due to the Max. Now the LRJs will be a bigger scope issue than before. Also do not think it is true for the foreseeable future that AA is plugging gaps with RJs. The schedule is pretty clear that gap filling frequency is not being utilized right now. Frequency is used for convenience for business travelers... those don’t exist right now. They are putting the bare minimum flights on right now and they seem to be utilizing capacity on mainline aircraft. Better for revenue to sell 85% of 196 vs 85% of 76 when you can fill the larger plane and only run it once than having to run the smaller plane twice. Obviously some markets need the RJ market, but some cities that used to be flown are RJs are currently being served by Airbuses. Cities that we haven’t flown mainline planes into in a while.