Your union needs to be careful here. Taking a paycut is a dangerous precedent. United pilots don't get less for flying the 110 seat PS configured 757.

While I agree caution should be taken, a lot of regional pay scales are based on seat counts, not specific aircraft models like mainline carriers. Just FWIW.

FWIW, SkyWest still gets paid CRJ900 rates and E175 rates for flying the CRJ900 atmospheres (70 seats) and E175SCs (70 seats).

Don’t take the pay cuts. It’s a 700 with less seats and should be paid accordingly.

This isn’t a 50-seat aircraft though, I don’t care what anyone says. If the union lets the company get away with paying 50-seat rates for this plane, that is a HUGE concession, which is setting precedent for other pilots to get ****ed over.

I agree wholeheartedly, however, their management disagrees since they are going into pay scale negotiations.

This is G7 we're talking about, so you can only expect them to demand and stand up for so much:confused:...I agree, it should be flown at 70 seat rates (or higher).

Also, there seems to be some confusion: The Bombardier press release is written in a way that suggests these are factory new aircraft and some are suggesting that current G7 CRJ-700s will be retrofitted with this new cabin and will be re certified as a CRJ-550. Is G7 getting any factory new aircraft or is it retrofitting current -700s or both?

If G7 loses the Delta flying this year (not rooting for that, just making a statement) that will help with the staffing of the CRJ-550 in the UAL system.

Didn't want a different pay scale for the 900s and now want another one for the 50 seaters? I hope Teamsters puts their feet down. It's the same freaking airplane.

The planes are being retrofitted I believe.

Yes, they are. They are taking 25 of the United GoJet 700 planes, and 25 700’s from some “other 121 carrier”