Nothing black in my life but rain clouds. You do not have to announce at Farnborough. Many don't unless they want the press.

Well:
RJET has the C-Series on order

TSH has the MRJ on order

Now SKW has the MRJ on order. Only one of them got a cutout.


Two things solve this. CSeries and CS 100 order for a major flown by their pilots

Dumping DCI carriers that want to fly these.

No nerve there. SKW and ASA/Express Jet fly for many carriers but remember that all of 76 seaters for our new deal will be delivered by 2015 unless Dal has decided to wait for these 70 seat jets and not add when the 717 arrives.

The large ones are over our limits.

The way I see it, Skywest/ExpressJet could operate the MRJ-70ER for DCI.

It is under the 86,000 lb limit and can be configured with 76 seats just like the E-175 or CRJ-900 that can seat pitch torture in their max configuration 88 or 90 passengers respectively.

Now when Section 1.B defines the 76-seater (and 70-seater) as an aircraft certified in the United States with a MGTOW of 86,000 lbs or less. Obviously there are variants of the E-175 (including in Compass' fleet) that exceed that MGTOW but yet the E-175 is still permitted as long as it is certified below that MGTOW.

So I have to say that the MRJ-70ER is a permitted aircraft type.

Now, could Skywest branch off and create Big Skywest Airlines flying MRJ-90s that is a competitor to Delta while at the same time flying and receiving income from MRJ-70s operating for DCI? The way I read it, yes.

The MRJ-90 is certified for 106 or fewer and configured for 97 or fewer and the MRJ-90 would be a 92 seater. As long as they abide by the rest of Section 1.D.2 then it's permitted. Maybe there is a reasoning to the size of the MRJ just like there was a reason Embraer built the ERJ-140.

This is the problem with outsourcing in general and especially with outsourcing these far more profitable regional jets, we're growing and funding our future competition. This is why I think outsourcing, especially large jumbo not so regional regional-jets but not just limited to that, is bad not only for us as pilots but for our airline.

It was the reason many of us were livid about RAH. When they were found to be a single transportation system by the NMB in terms of class and craft, I thought we should've pressed to have them found just to be a single transportation system. And that the language in our contract would say they are in violation of Section 1 by operating Airbuses under their Frontier brand and therefore CHQ and Shuttle must be tossed from DCI.

We were told the language in Section 1 was insufficient to do so and nothing happened. The language was addressed in the TA to make sure this type of RAH operation was not permitted, but CHQ and Shuttle were given an exemption anyways. Frustratingly weak on our part.

But this won't be a problem for Skywest with the MRJ-90. So if they want to go off and create Big Skywest Airlines running MRJ-90s while also flying MRJ-70s for DCI, as long as they abide by the other language in 1.D.2, it's all permissible.

FTB. It's simple. Exemptions lead to more exemptions.

Bill, it would help Delta mainline to outsource the aircraft that YOU fly (DCI could do it much cheaper). By your logic, then you should easily vote to give that flying to DCI.

Delta pilots have once again proven that scope is for sale. These MRJs will be flown for Delta. The only question is how much money will have to be given to the Lumbergs of Delta in 2015 to allow it.

ACl,
Explain the ramifications or possible future phase-in of this cutout, please. Thanks.
Why did Rjet get this?

TEN

They got it because they already operate those aircraft. Had it not been in the contract all RAH flying for Delta would have to be terminated at contract signing. Not something management was likely to do. I recall on these boards how many predicted they would be flying the A319's for DCI within a year of the purchase of Frontier. Somehow that never happened and they are now looking to dump the operation.

Yes, and Skywest is already buying replacement jets for those aircraft, and so is Gojets(allegedly).