Originally Posted by
Hedley
Scope isn’t going to get relaxed. The bulk of the seniority list of any legacy is made up of people who rode out the lost decade either stagnate or furloughed while watching the regionals expand, or those who were stuck at the regionals with nowhere to go. The 76 seaters are scoped out and as the 50 seaters age and get phased out, the only currently available replacement option is higher paying legacy jobs. The other side of the coin is that more regional jobs will be lost than those created at the legacies, so the transition won’t be fun for everyone.
I’m currently employed at a “legacy”, you’re talking straight out of your a$$. Scope relief will be negotiated to the benefit of both parties. Management keeps everything tight lipped at DL, but if relief isn’t dealt with accordingly they’ll pull a UA move and dance around the agreement as they have on multiple occasions in the past. Personally as a commuter I’d personally hope to never sit in an RJ200 again. Ed said the 50 seater is dead, probably means as we speak that statement is being negotiated between ALPA and Management.