Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
By using the US Airways operating certificate, they are subject to the current labor contract for that certificate, which allows scope to other regional carriers. They can use the RJ's already in use at Airways to fly routes.
Maybe or maybe not, but would they WANT to ?
IMO, U has too many players that overcomplicate their feed and many of them aren't pirticularly desirable. Many of them operate 50-seaters as well. I'd bet at least SOME of them would survive and I would think Eagle would to, but might be whipsawed or partially transferred into a much smaller provider.
I'd look for a final solution should this whole possibility occur, that would include 2 or at most 3 feeders, each handling feed at every hub and forced to beg for scraps every 4 years.
AMR acts in its own best interest and yearns for the days of yesteryear (the '90's) where regional carriers were forced to live on their knees to see the next contract.
In order to use U's certificate, wouldn't that have to be the survivng carrier ?
I can't see AMR dumping the AA brand name, no matter how bad they want scope relief.