Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The RAH pilots should certainly be congratulated over the scope success.
But here's something to keep in mind for future contracts...
AA and UA pilots negotiated the limitation on RJ size which applies not only to their brand of feed but to any OTHER flying done by their regionals. Why did they apply it to flying outside of their brand? Presumably to help slow the industry-wide shift of flying from mainline to the regionals. They expended negotiating capital to help protect other pilot groups.
Wasn't just AA and UA that did that. DAL has (or had, not sure) similar language in their CBA. And it didn't matter what the paint was on the other aircraft flying outside their system.
Hence that when the first I-Air Airbus flew, it was a violation of the DAL scope language. Didn't matter, the Delcon was to be terminated anyway. Just sayin'.