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Capn, I'm afraid I disagree with you on the 100 seat a/c. That is the one issue that would get closest to a strike vote of 100%.My problem with bringing all RJ flying on board is that we don't owe anybody not on our seniority list a darn thing.Once they are aboard you now have a "C" scale in effect and future bargaining $'s will have to be shifted to them.The pie is only so big.I will not be around for any of this as I am a short timer but I caution people who are: think this whole scenario thru,it is a double edged sword.Now that the horse is out of the barn how much are you willing to give up to put that sucker back in ?
Capn, I'm afraid I disagree with you on the 100 seat a/c. That is the one issue that would get closest to a strike vote of 100%.My problem with bringing all RJ flying on board is that we don't owe anybody not on our seniority list a darn thing.Once they are aboard you now have a "C" scale in effect and future bargaining $'s will have to be shifted to them.The pie is only so big.I will not be around for any of this as I am a short timer but I caution people who are: think this whole scenario thru,it is a double edged sword.Now that the horse is out of the barn how much are you willing to give up to put that sucker back in ?
At contact time, management will show that they are losing money, threaten furloughs and give a big chunk of cash to the majority(top half) of our pilots. That majority will vote their pocket books and wallah, 100-120 seat flying is at the regionals.
I hope I am wrong but mark my words.
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The nice thing about regional companies is that the flying they receive has historically been guaranteed. If that guarantee is no longer part of the deal, maybe regional companies will start to take a backseat stance as opposed to the constant growth/expansion plan.
Expanding contractually obligated regional feeders complicates things, and I believe the current management in place believes this. That being said negotiations are negotiations, and I hope people realize what scope relaxation has done and will continue to do.
Still disagree, the majority of our pilots fly 9's,88/90's.319/320's and 73's and I doubt short of several million that they would sell out. However for 2 million in cash i would sell you all out.Short of that with everything to lose personally and nothing to gain I would strike tomorrow over that issue,period !
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From an engineering standpoint, the plastic plane is not a viable 100 seat product. The type of development on the 787 limits the plane to about 45,000 cycles max, this is reduced if the plane is damaged by ground workers. While 45,000 cycles on a long haul aircraft is acceptable, it is very limiting for a jet that does more than 3 legs in a day. That's why the 787-300 is a flop for the short haul market.
The 100 seat aircraft market will be decided by the capabilities of the engine. It's interesting that RA would say an engine that is still in development with no service history is unreliable, yet every manufacturer is considering putting it on their bread and butter aircraft(737, A320, C-series, MRJ, etc)......
The 100 seat aircraft market will be decided by the capabilities of the engine. It's interesting that RA would say an engine that is still in development with no service history is unreliable, yet every manufacturer is considering putting it on their bread and butter aircraft(737, A320, C-series, MRJ, etc)......
From an engineering standpoint, the plastic plane is not a viable 100 seat product. The type of development on the 787 limits the plane to about 45,000 cycles max, this is reduced if the plane is damaged by ground workers. While 45,000 cycles on a long haul aircraft is acceptable, it is very limiting for a jet that does more than 3 legs in a day. That's why the 787-300 is a flop for the short haul market.
The 100 seat aircraft market will be decided by the capabilities of the engine. It's interesting that RA would say an engine that is still in development with no service history is unreliable, yet every manufacturer is considering putting it on their bread and butter aircraft(737, A320, C-series, MRJ, etc)......
The 100 seat aircraft market will be decided by the capabilities of the engine. It's interesting that RA would say an engine that is still in development with no service history is unreliable, yet every manufacturer is considering putting it on their bread and butter aircraft(737, A320, C-series, MRJ, etc)......
The 100 seat aircraft market will be decided by the capabilities of the engine. It's interesting that RA would say an engine that is still in development with no service history is unreliable, yet every manufacturer is considering putting it on their bread and butter aircraft(737, A320, C-series, MRJ, etc)......
I can't say I really saw any posturing one way or the other for the 100 seater to be flown by mainline or the regional. That would have been suicide to suggest that subject....
Maybe I'm joking, maybe I'm not.
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Rumor mill, the MD90s leases are done? Just overheard that in the crewroom, may not be true or it might be about the ones we already got.
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