Originally Posted by
jsled
As they say on the Hertz commercial....not exactly. AMR has so many pilots on the street because they bought TWA just before 9/11. In hindsight, not a good move. Almost all of the guys (if not all) still on the street are x-TWA. CAL grew like a weed in the last 5 years, 3 year captain upgrades....not bad, at the same time UAL was deploying 70 seaters with a vengence. You think CAL would have grown like that if not for their scope? OK, now CAL is furloughing...what 150 guys? Republic is furloughing, too. Try 950 furloughs over at scope-less UAL. Funny how both AMR and CAL have 737 orders on the books. JMHO.
I wasn't suggesting that these two carriers have guys on the street because they have their scope capped at mostly 50 seats. I was making the point that that cap hasn't specifically translated into CAL or AAL ordering 70-90 seaters for mainline or bigger aircraft like 737's and such. And I realize they have orders on the books, but especially in the case of AAL its mostly replacement aircraft for the MD-80's, not growth.