Originally Posted by
newKnow
Ok. Maybe I'll rephrase. Is an ER a type of airplane, or a type of flying the airplane does?
Are there no 757's that do ER flying?
New K (still learning long after SOC)
ER is shorthand for 767-300 ER. It was also how the international categories were referred to that flew the 767-300ER. Both NWA and DAL had ETOPS certified 757-200's before the merger. The controversy is that Delta used to have domestic 767 categories that flew the 757's and 767-300's (non-extended range) domestically and the "ER" categories only did international. Since the merger, Delta has been phasing out the domestic categories and a lot of the "ER" flying has moved Westbound to the mysterious Orient, while the A-330 and 767-400 have filled in that flying to Europe. So the old ATL and NYC "ER" categories have been picking up more domestic time. It offends their sensibilities and much angst has ensued.
You would think that in CVG, where our category was eliminated and shipped off to DTW and SEA, that we would doing the majority of complaining. We have been doing and would be glad to continue doing the lowly domestic flying rather than commute. I guess you can never please some people. Change happens, some people deal with it better than others.