Originally Posted by
TillerEnvy
I know we have a ton of Internet wonders on here who don't work for RAH, but the facts (I know, odd, huh) is that there is 1 plane right now that is coming online with 100 seats and BB has basically MEL'd one seat so it's "legal" for us to fly. What nobody can guarantee to us is if it's a breach of our contract, thence why the grievance was filed. It's clear to me that BB is trying to get around the issue, but I don't see how an arbitrator could look the other way on this issue. 77+ seat classification? Now that's cute. Give it a rest..he can try anything he wants, but remember we have to vote on a new contract and when that goes to arbitration, no judge in their right mind would consider that.
If the aircraft is certificated at 100 seats, it legally has 100 seats. BB would have to go to the FAA and Embraer in order to operate the aircraft in a 99 seat config which means removing the 100th seat. He can MEL a seat only for so long, but it still has 100 seats.