United's used aircraft speculation article
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Which is part of the problem. We have guys that say "Get that flying now and we will deal with payrates etc later" and then we have guys complaining that the E-190 pay rates are too low and how we screwed that up.
So which is it? We aren't going to have it both ways. I see the problem being that we are still below C2000 payrates, and this does not even take into account inflation. Fix that first, then deal with E-175 being on the property.
So which is it? We aren't going to have it both ways. I see the problem being that we are still below C2000 payrates, and this does not even take into account inflation. Fix that first, then deal with E-175 being on the property.
Even the E190 is looking less and less likely based on HA's weekly message. He basically said they only looking at used aircraft types that we already operate. Sounds like the two -700s are coming from Copa which is getting rid of 17 737-700s over the next few years.
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No 70 seaters were allowed to upguage. In fact the number of 70s was frozen. No more were allowed. One 76 was allowed for every 2 50s that left, up to the agreed upon max, which still hasn't been reached. There were mileage limits placed on the aircraft, and as soon as 1 mainline pilot was furloughed, all 76 seaters had to be immediately parked until they were converted to 70 seaters. That is a huge economic stick.
FWIW, the company wanted unlimited amounts of 80+ seat RJs to be flown at DCI, but were told to pound sand on that. The overall end result of C12 scope was to actually stop the growth of DCI and the the beginning of bringing that flying back to mainline. It is only accelerating with the 717s and whatever 100 seater that are thinking about. Where DALPA fails is in WB scope, with JVs and codeshares.
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