Originally Posted by
iPilot
That's exactly why I don't get when management says "well we'd love to fly the 190 on our certificate but you're all just so darn expensive!" Average out the costs of the pilots and it costs each passenger pennies on their ticket price. They could double our pay with what they take in every year with surcharges like checked bag fees. It's all such a ruse. I'd bet real money that when CAL and AA wrap up negotiations without scope relief they'll be flying "large RJs" there in no time.
SCOPE is paramount. 100 seat jets at a regional affiliate and my career is effectively over. Thousands of pilots in my shoes at "ALL" passenger airlines are in the same boat. I would love to get back the cash back from the company I loaned them in 2003, however the line in the sand needs to be drawn.
There is truly no way to get the 50 seaters back. For us at AA and most likely CAL as well, a big no to any more 70 seaters, and the only way AMR will see 100 seat jets is with American painted on the side.
I and thousands of others have absolutely NOTHING to lose.
AA