Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
It's not that they CAN'T, it's because they DON'T WANT TO. Why pay a mainline guy mainline pay to fly a 90 seater when there is a regional guy just itching for a chance to fly that 90 seater for roughly half the rate? This is exactly what the mainline carriers want. Sub-contract out the work to the lowest bidder, its the American way...
Well, I mean just like the other aircraft in the fleet, make the pay comesurate with the size of the aircraft. Im sure a mainline pilot is smart enough to realize that he will not be paid the same to fly a CRJ as he would to fly a 737. Just like a 737 driver knows he's not going to be paid the same as a 777 driver (unless he flies for WN). Scope clauses are a headache in that they are an artificial cap on the number of seats an aircraft can have and how many of that type can be flown, which means the airline is not able to effectively match capacity with demand. Like I said, Air Canada obviously found a way to make it work.