Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
soneone else posted the number is 5 times the number of 70+ seaters OO flies for UAX, that was my understanding as well regarding the ratio. So 109 X 5 = 545?
That’s not correct. The LOA only covers airlines that fly 70/76 seaters, so companies like Air Wisconsin that only fly 50 seaters are exempt. You have the 5 times number correct, except that it is not 5 times the number of 70+ seaters, it is 5 times the total number of planes that company operates under the United brand. Just a technicality, but under the furlough protection LOA, all 76 seat jets would have to be converted to 70 seats if the hiring requirements were triggered. It’s kind of moot now though. The Covid recovery LOA mandates that all 76 seat jets be reconfigured to 70 seats by December 1st and stay that way as long as United is on reduced work.