CAL scope
08-28-2008 | 09:39 AM
#21
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 264
Likes: 0
From: B777 FO/IRO
08-28-2008 | 09:51 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,168
Likes: 0
From: Reclined
So under your rules the 70+ seat ATR and Q400 are not regional aircraft ?
USAir has the 170/175 at regionals, and the 190 at mainline... seems to work.
08-28-2008 | 10:13 AM
#23
Line Holder
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 990
Likes: 68
You are correct. If it were left to me we would be flying the Q400s also. I don't know anything about USAir, but I would like any aircraft with more than 50 seats be flown by us for narrowbody rates.
08-28-2008 | 10:23 AM
#24
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,732
Likes: 0
From: DD->DH->RU/XE soon to be EV
Kudos to you for that. But seriously, there was a time when pilots though the RJ was "beneath" them. What do you think would happen if a "mainline" pilot got put into the Q or an ATR?
I don't really see it going over too well.
08-28-2008 | 10:26 AM
#25
Gets Off
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
From: On Top
If those 170/175's were at mainline like AIR CANADA, then that would mean more jobs at mainline at a much better scale.
Please don't tell me you're one of those guys that is salivating for the chance to fly a 70 seater with a blue tail our IAH? Bad news friend, it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
The sooner we all in the industry start to recognize that anything over 50 seats belongs to mainline, the better we will all be.
Last edited by Bond; 08-28-2008 at 10:55 AM.
08-28-2008 | 11:07 AM
#26
Line Holder
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 990
Likes: 68
I think job security has replaced ego, and some of the best job security is placing Q400 and E-170-190 flying at mainline.
08-28-2008 | 04:14 PM
#28
Line Holder
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 687
Likes: 12
From: Maddog FO
Not to my knowledge
Mason32,
As for "it" working for US Airways, they have a lot of CRJ-900s in the US Airways Express system, which is not right by any means
I don't know if the majors will ever get their scopes back unless the pilots are willing to give up quite a bit. I don't see that happening. The only thing they can do is make sure the scopes are not relaxed anymore.
Mason32,
As for "it" working for US Airways, they have a lot of CRJ-900s in the US Airways Express system, which is not right by any means
I don't know if the majors will ever get their scopes back unless the pilots are willing to give up quite a bit. I don't see that happening. The only thing they can do is make sure the scopes are not relaxed anymore.
08-28-2008 | 06:38 PM
#29
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 737
Likes: 0
From: ERJ 170
So you're saying that just because an airline on the brink of bankruptcy is making it work, that it's ok? That CAL should do the same? I don't think so.
If those 170/175's were at mainline like AIR CANADA, then that would mean more jobs at mainline at a much better scale.
Please don't tell me you're one of those guys that is salivating for the chance to fly a 70 seater with a blue tail our IAH? Bad news friend, it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
The sooner we all in the industry start to recognize that anything over 50 seats belongs to mainline, the better we will all be.
If those 170/175's were at mainline like AIR CANADA, then that would mean more jobs at mainline at a much better scale.
Please don't tell me you're one of those guys that is salivating for the chance to fly a 70 seater with a blue tail our IAH? Bad news friend, it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
The sooner we all in the industry start to recognize that anything over 50 seats belongs to mainline, the better we will all be.
Personally, I think the 175 in CAL colors would look great. If CAL were to get them, I hope CAL pilots can hold on to them.
As for the 190s at Airways, well, it may not be long before they are no longer Airways. Too many rumors have them giving them up. I will now pray for this not to happen. Dear Lord, please here me when I say..........
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
