That's true. Given what we've seen in the past, it prob won't take much and we won't get to vote on it. (the bathtub rim/Moak sale...)

 

Well there you go.

 

Bill,

Doesn't this order concern you? It is for deliveries of 90 seat aircraft in a few years (Just in time for another section 6). The audacity of an airline to order these, or shall I say their arrogance and "gamble" that we, Delta Pilots, will allow them to fly the 90 seaters with the dangling of "extra money in our pockets".

The likely hood of the DCI flying these 90 seaters are High, why else would they gamble and order them?

TEN

 

You guys...Lol.

Who says that they are gonna be flown for Delta???

If they are...it will be under Alaska, under Delta code shared flights.

Look for them to be flown for everybody else BUT Delta.

 

The new TA prohibits something that size from being flown by any of our regional carriers (except RAH) completely- doesn't matter who its being flown for.

 

What prohibits them? MTOW? Can they be configured for 76 seats (Like the "90" seat CRJ 900) and flown legally?

 

Geez guys.... In skywests press release it clearly states these are fleet replacement airframes, not growth. They can be configured to meet the 76 seat scope limit. This could be more of a tactic to put pressure on bombardier, who knows. It's also an agreement in principle, not a firm order. Skywest/ expressjet also flys for unical and will surely be bidding on eagle flying in the near future. The airline buisness does not revolve and Delta.

 

Not sure if it makes much of a difference, but if the TA expires in 2015 and these aren't even slated to show up til 2017, does it matter what the current TA says?

Honest question, btw.

 

Contracts don't expire, they become amendable.

They aren't amended unless a new agreement is reached. It doesn't just become void (Pinnacle's contract was amendable from 2005- an agreement was finally reached last year, CAL and UAL have been amendable for a while as well)

 

From Brad Rich's memo:
"These 100 aircraft would be replacement aircraft for current ExpressJet and SkyWest Airlines fleets and are fully intended to fly under contract with major partners. They are not growth aircraft. The aircraft identified in the agreement in principle include the MRJ70 or MRJ90, which range from 70 to 90 seats. The configuration of seats would be determined by scope limitations and airline requirements at the time of delivery.
The intended delivery time frame would be from 2017 to 2020. While specific allocations are yet to be determined, we anticipate that aircraft would be delivered to both of SkyWest, Inc’s operating entities. I cannot overemphasize how important it is to remain competitive in our ability to accept these or any aircraft."

The nerve of Skywest management to try to run an airline.