Originally Posted by Coto Pilot

Scope is what is covered by the contract including what flying has to be done by pilots covered under the contract and what flying can be done by pilots at another airline. At United, this includes flying that is done by United Express in jets and turbo props up to seventy seats, as well as flying that is done by other alliance partners like Lufthansa, US Air and others. The company was very successful in reducing this coverage during bankruptcy and the pilots now want it returned to where it had been prior to that. The MEC chairman at United signed a letter of agreement with the company without the consent of the pilots that allowed an almost unlimited number of regional jets to replace United flying. This along with other ALPA endorsed things like increaing the FAA mandated retirement age from 60 to 65 has cost many of us our jobs. At Continental the scope language prohibits the company from flying any jets larger than 50 seats. The pilots from United and Continental are now negotiating a single contract that will cover both groups after the integration is complete. The pilots are pushing to get 70 seat flying back and the company wants Express to be able to fly 90 seaters.