Originally Posted by
OlyRob
I thought the 16 170s being replaced by DAL 175s were broken down to 10 UAL + 6 USAir? The 135s are being accelerated, but the CRJs are only down 9 this year, 10 in 2009 and the remainder in 2010.
As of right now there are 203 planes flying in the system (that does not include the F9 170s), so with the 9+17 50 seaters lost, and a net of 16, I believe RAH is losing a total of 10 airframes in 08, leaving them with 193. At 10 pilots a plane, that is almost exactly 200 pilots.
I may be wrong but we have 17 135's I believe they are all with Delta. The memo I read shows them coming off line at the end of September. There were a total of 17 frames going to RW/F9. There was nothing said about halting new arrival 175's. In the end I believe the net gain was to be only 5 at S5. So it sounds to me like. 17 erj's, 6 crjs and 12 170's for a net loss of 35 this year. That's pretty close to 300 piltos. But I honestly don't know. I certainly hope for everyones sake that I am wrong and lord knows I could be.