Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Is it? Are you familiar with DC-9 and how many seats were in each variant and who operated them? The numbers aren't that dissimilar from RJ's of today. Along the same lines, ERJ-170/ERJ-190 type rating covers the 170 through 195. Up to the company which variant/seat configuration/metal they want on certain markets... Kinda like how we do it here with -700's now with 137 seats vs. MAX 8 or -800 with 175 seats for the same rate. On a side note, we also used to fly the -500 here (my favorite Classic by far) and it only had 122 seats, and it paid the same as the -800.
Lastly, I'd pay attention to what guys like Zap have to say... Eeyore (Zap) has been around the block and probably has more airline uniforms than most normal people have underwear.
I’m talking about current regional operators who operate RJs at under 100 seats, Envoy, SkyWest, etc. If they paid their pilots at legacy rates, I’m not sure they would be able to exist in their current form. This would cause a major shift in the industry and likely push most of the flying back in house at the legacies/majors because where’s the cost advantage? Lots of small markets would lose service, will the tax payer still be on the hook for essential air service at twice the cost? Maybe. We’d probably see a reduction in regional airline jobs, whether that’s good or bad we can have that discussion. The DC-9 and -500 that hold 100-122 pax is substantially higher than a CRJ-200/E-175 that holds only 50-80 people.