You have to get APA to sign off on seniority numbers. I think we (APA members) would rather close the wholly owned carriers and bring the 76 seaters home. However that would happen. Give Republic and skywest the 65s or Mesa.

​​​ Good luck.

 

I think the best solution is to bring the 76-seaters back to mainline AA and bring the pilots with them. But AA isn’t in a hurry to give up the long-term revenue advantage they hold by APA allowing 65-seat RJs to count as “small” RJs in their scope clause. When RJ’s represent 40% of the lift in DFW and CLT, that’s a massive advantage.

Management views the current situation in the industry as a short-term problem. And they aren’t in the business of applying long-term solutions to fix short-term problems. They’re also banking on the coming recession to slow hiring/attrition to a more manageable level at some point TBD.

To keep pilots at the regionals it’s going to take a combination of money (a lot more of it), career progression/security, and enhanced quality of life. There isn’t a single thing that fixes the current situation. So they are between a rock and a hard place. Do they do what it takes to save this segment of the industry and inevitably spend hundred of millions of dollars more than they already have committed to it? Or do they lose hundreds of millions in revenue by letting it wither? No good options from their perspective.

I think APA is being short-sighted. If they worked with the AA WOs to come up with a “name your price” solution to the current situation they would have a lot more leverage with management. As it stands now I would expect to see an, “industry leading” contract from APA that essentially grants a modest pay raise that likely won’t mean a whole lot with inflation and includes some scheduling / LTD / soft pay benefits to bring you up to par with Delta and United… Then you’ll be leapfrogged by Delta and United in short order. Just like last time. This is an opportunity to be industry leading and exert more leverage than APA has had in a very long time. As it stands now American is going to shrink. United has a bunch of 73’s coming online and Delta has already grown its small narrowbody fleet by adding the 717 and A220. American has no plan. It’s going to shrink.

 

What rollaboard and flight bag do you guys recommended for the CRJ? Looking for something reliable yet not pricey.

Also, any other gear you recommend to bring along

 

And cooler

 

I use the LW Aurora which is reliable and not as expensive. For cooler I have the EFB II. https://www.aerocoast.com/products/p...ooler-ii-combo

 

Chris throws out his opinion...plot twist - Luggage!

 

Yeah I’m leaning towards luggageworks since that seems like the most popular brand across the board, and not as expensive as the Briggs and Riley ones. And is more reliable than travel pro.

What’s your take on other LW models (stealth,next gen, etc.)

Would you happen to know any coupons for it at checkout for LW?

Does the efb II fit in the flight deck compartment for bags for crj?

 

Most other pilots have the stealth and like it.

The EFB II fits perfectly.

 

Cool thanks… I will order the efb II and the aura. Just to make sure… it is the 22” version non expandable right

 

Just to make sure I order the correct size to fit it… it’s the 22” non-expandable aura?