Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
FtB;
Every time I am in EWR and that CPS E-jet is parked there my CA's always wonder out loud as to when NWS got 737's. Every time I tell em that that is no 737, that, Sir is a regional jet Embraer 175 that pays a CA half of what you make.
The color that comes out after they read the name and model underneath the aft door is always priceless. It is almost like an awakening at that point. They all of a sudden get the whole SJS scope issue.
ACL and all of us,
We need to stop calling it a regional jet!!!
It's
an outsource jet
It's
a low labor cost jet
It's a
where's my upgrade jet
An aircraft family of planes that can fly over 2000 miles and carry over 100 pax is a mainline aircraft. True, the 175 has only 76 seats in it, it can fly more pax. The new CS that Republic just ordered can seat around 134 pax and can fly over 2500 miles, and Bombardier is calling it a regional jet!!! It is clearly not. This is a direct threat to every MD88, A319, and 737-700 pilots and will influence wages and raises all the way up to the top metal flown.
MC