Originally Posted by
ImEbee
As badly as mainline management wants domestic flying scoped out to 70-80 seat jets, I have the feeling as soon as they start increasing capacity again the role of regionals will increase again. With the amount of clout the senior union members have, I have a bad feeling more scope will be sacrificed for pay.
My 2 cents.
Well it sounds like AA and CAL, who are both deep in contract negotiations, have a very hard line on scope this time around. Perhaps even the senior guys have figured it out by now that the only way the airlines can outsource more flying is if they let them. We'll just have to wait and see but I'd hope that all the union reps by now have seen what scope relief can do and why its important to never ever give it up.