Originally Posted by
H46Bubba
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.
So true and usually the MEL for a PAX seat is good for ten days and could be exdented for lack of parts but you have to show that all options are exhausted before the FAA will let you extend a MEL, so in theory they will all be grounded. So as stated RAH is flying 100 seat A/C and need to use this againsts the company and fight for better pay for bigger a/c.