Originally Posted by
dontsurf
i know i'm contradicting your wishes simply by replying, but hey, it's a free internet. but i do have a serious question...i am just making sure that i understand it correctly. you mentioned "70 seats and above". but these planes are 66 seats. is it that they are certified for 70 seats? is that what you mean? i'm not being sarcastic, i'm asking sincerely. i've heard that the "new united" wants 51+ seats flown by united pilots, which would of course include the 66 seat planes.
Dontsurf,
You are correct. Above 50 seats, United should fly. I mentioned 70 seats because that is the attacking number is now. At CAL, 51 and above are not allowed. I would like to keep it that way. I don't know if they are 66 or 70. Just that they need to be felt with. I know it could hurt regionals but I think more mainline jobs ar worth the effort. The 500 hour wonder pilot and management has made labor too cheap in this business and I hope we can raise the bar to raise the profession.