Regional Jets
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Regional Jets
I have a couple quick questions.
1.) What company had the first RJ in the US?
2.) What year?
3.) Did mainline pilots want to fly them?
1.) What company had the first RJ in the US?
2.) What year?
3.) Did mainline pilots want to fly them?
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Originally Posted by Wiki
The first DC-9, a production ship, flew in February 1965. The second DC-9 flew a few weeks later and entered service with Delta Air Lines in late 1965.
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From what I understand the CRJ was certified in 1992. I was 7 years old. I didn't even know I wanted to be a pilot at that point. A little history lesson from the older guys never hurt anyone.
It would be nice to know the situation that got us into this mess....
It would be nice to know the situation that got us into this mess....
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By the mid 90's, RJs had made their debut and the writing was on the wall, and in 1997 APA went on strike over the RJ issue (AAL pilots fly all the jets). Unfortunately the strike was halted by presidential order and a Presidential Emergency Board was convened.
It is believed that APA's independent status was cause for the AFL-CIO (read that ALPA) to actually lobby the president to stop our strike. Partly out of spite, and partly out fear that it's members would be hurt.
Anyway, the rest is history.
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The DC-9 is not a regional jet. It is the first narrow-body two-pilot jet. It does fly the same routes as regional jets, but its pay separates it from regional jets.
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