Originally Posted by
Junkyard Dog
When I was there, they wanted bigger planes but there was no place to put them. United wants to do away with 50 seaters. But AW can’t get 70 seaters due to the scope clause in the UA’s pilot contract. So AW had no choice but to go back to AA. This will give them the opportunity to start adding larger aircraft. They didn’t have this opportunity with UA.
You can’t go to other carriers like Skywest, Republic or Mesa and make them ground 20 planes each to accommodate AW flying bigger planes. AW always finds a rabbit to pull out of their hats. Loved my time there. It was the most professional pilot group I’ve ever worked with and I wish them nothing but the very best.
When I was there they were parking the D328 and 146. Then slashed the 150 orders for the 200 down to 70. Got a mug out of that one. THEN we got an email explaining how larger RJs were a "band-aid" on the industry and AWAC didn't see a future in them. They literally called them Band-aids.
Now they scrounge to find scraps to keep them out of the scrap yard.
Yeah, have to hand it to them. They're geniuses.