Official definition of "Mainline Aircraft"?

[kngarthur]

Just for fun. What do you consider a mainline aircraft (# seats, MTOW).

 

[NEDude]

Hard to define in this day and age. At one point you could have said any jet aircraft. Then it was any jet above 50 seats, then any jet above 70 seats. Now it seems to be any jet above 90 seats.

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

When you open the AFM and it says either Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed or Airbus.

 

[30West]

I'll guess one with more than 50 seats flown by mainline pilots for greater than 50 seat pay?

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Pilots: Anything larger than Saab 340.
Management: Anything larger than an A380.

 

[Muppets]

When you are boarding the aircraft and it dosen't say "operated by........" fill in your favorite $hitty rj carrier. That is a mainline aircraft.

 

[BlackPilot628]

When you are boarding the aircraft and it dosen't say "operated by........" fill in your favorite $hitty rj carrier. That is a mainline aircraft.

Never Thought of that. You seem dead on to me.
LMAO!

 

[suupah]

all jet aircraft are mainline. we are just borrowing them.

 

[jetstream]

How about any aircraft flown by the mainline carrier.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Why doesn't ALPA define it? Shouldn't they?

 

[Minimaniac]

A mainline aircraft in my opinion is any aircraft that has the capability to provide the full range of customer ammenities appropriate for the flight segments being flown. by that I mean an aircraft that can accomodate all standard carry-on bags in the overhead bins, an aircraft that can be outfitted to carry meals or snacks other than pretzels and peanuts, an aircraft that can be equipped with ovens for food preparation, and aircraft with more than one class of seating (a mainline ammenity), an aircraft with more than one flight attedant, an aircraft with more than one bathroom, and an aircraft that readily allows for passengers to disembark at terminal level (aka jetbridges at airports that have them!), etc.

These are all things a passenger expects and the airline genereally advertises their product to have. Anything less is express.

Of course, I'd love for 1900's and everything else to be mainline, but this is where I realistically draw my distinction.

 

[Speedtape]

Just for fun. What do you consider a mainline aircraft (# seats, MTOW).

In the case of determining a mainline airplane, if the said airplane has the name of said carrier in ANY FORM and is flown in the service of that said carrier, it should be flown by the pilots on the seniority list of that said mainline airline--No Exceptions!

Even in this day and time, the passengers riding on these planes think that they are flying on airplanes owned and operated by the mainline carrier. The rebranding of these affiliates, feeders, or whatever you want to call them was done to give the appearance of seamless service and to suppress perceived fears of flying on a "COMMUTER!" The public is being misled. "One Level of Safety" is a fantasy and a fraud.

 

[BlueCanoe]

Any airplane that the senior pilots won't give away to protect their pay.

 

[rickair7777]

Mainline Aircraft = Whatever mainline scope says it is (hint, hint).

 

[flyer172r]

A mainline aircraft in my opinion is any aircraft that has the capability to provide the full range of customer ammenities appropriate for the flight segments being flown. by that I mean an aircraft that can accomodate all standard carry-on bags in the overhead bins, an aircraft that can be outfitted to carry meals or snacks other than pretzels and peanuts, an aircraft that can be equipped with ovens for food preparation, and aircraft with more than one class of seating (a mainline ammenity), an aircraft with more than one flight attedant, an aircraft with more than one bathroom, and an aircraft that readily allows for passengers to disembark at terminal level (aka jetbridges at airports that have them!), etc.

These are all things a passenger expects and the airline genereally advertises their product to have. Anything less is express.

Of course, I'd love for 1900's and everything else to be mainline, but this is where I realistically draw my distinction.

Best definition yet. Although more than one flight attendant would automatically mean anything above 50 seats.

 

[flylike44]

anything mainline pilots are too cool to fly.

 

[acarpe3448]

anything mainline pilots are too cool to fly.



Anything rj pilots are not experienced enough to fly! Stick to your cropduster!

 

[John Pennekamp]

Just for fun. What do you consider a mainline aircraft (# seats, MTOW).

A mainline airplane is anything General Lee and 737 Pylt want to fly. A regional airplane is anything they don't want to fly. Their definition of what's mainline and what's regional is allowed to change with their seniority and bid position. Additionally, pilots who fly non-mainline airplanes must eat holiday dinners at the kids table, and are not allowed to "talk back" to their elders, especially on topics concerning which planes are mainline or regional. We should wake up every morning and thank the Delta MEC for allowing us to have jobs, and nod our heads every time we pass the Widget.

 

[BlueCanoe]

anything mainline pilots are too cool to fly.



Anything rj pilots are not experienced enough to fly! Stick to your cropduster!

Drunks are funny...

 

[wms]

Any plane where the most junior FA is atleast 50 and can't lift her own bag, won't put down the Harlequin or remove the jumpseat from her butt.