Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
why wouldn’t DL be able to compete? If you are so opposed to flying an RJ for a year at mainline wages I’m not sure you are talent worth competing for. Didn’t we used to have 737-200s (basically RJs) at a significantly lower rate in the late 90s and early 2000s? Did DL have a hard time finding applicants then? I’m not sure we would need a much higher rate than we have now. Maybe bump it up to our E195 rate but it won’t have to pay 717 pay to make it worth our time.
You lost me when you said a 737-200 is basically an RJ...... Let's see, about 115 seats, meal service, full size overhead bins, wifi etc etc etc or 50 seats. Having never flown it, I can't comment on the cockpit, but its a moot point since we only have the -800 and -900, yet we still have lots of CRJs.....