Originally Posted by
sailingfun
They get brought into a RLA issue how?
The pilots would appeal the bankruptcy ruling, suing to have the ruling overturned, or the issue decided by the NMB, which is the proper jurisdiction, as only the NMB defines craft/class. The reality is, management would have to win at the NMB, and perhaps even going to Congress in order to operate RJ's without pilot consent.
The bottom line is that the scope fight doesn't end at the ruling of a Bankruptcy judge.