AirWisk "Bob Frisch" letter????

[BoilerUP]

The SCOPE of UAL would actually allow only AWAC to fly a plane of this size at the regional level huh? Didnt know this.

Yup.

1-K-22 “Small Jets" means (a) Jet Aircraft that are certificated in the United States of America for seventy (70) or fewer seats and a maximum permitted gross takeoff weight of less than eighty thousand (80,000) pounds and (b) up to eighteen (18) specific aircraft with certificated seating capacity in excess of seventy (70) seats operated by Feeder Carrier Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. ("AWAC"). These eighteen aircraft are identified as the "AWAC Quota"

Currently, the AWAC Quota is filled by BAe-146 aircraft with the following tail numbers: N463AP, N179US, N181US, N183US, N606AW, N607AW, N608AW, N609AW, N610AW, N611AW, N612AW, N614AW, N615AW, N616AW, N290UE, N291UE, N292UE, and N156TR.

AWAC may replace any aircraft within the AWAC Quota with:
(i) any other BAe-146 or AVRO 85 aircraft each with no more passenger seats than were carried in the actual operation of the replaced aircraft, or
(ii) any other aircraft with a maximum certificated seating capacity in the United States of eighty-five (85) seats and a maximum certificated gross takeoff weight in the United States of up to ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.

As I said, if UAL wants to take advantage of this, and if AWAC management makes an attractive proposal, both remain to be seen.

 

[gangdev]

Yup.



As I said, if UAL wants to take advantage of this, and if AWAC management makes an attractive proposal, both remain to be seen.

I think AWAC may be pushing for some changes, such as PBS to improve the proposal...I don't know if the pilot group is down with that. Trip touching is a nice feature we have now.

The agreement states 86 seats with less than 90,000 MTOW, I assume the RJ-900 falls into that weight category...are the 146 pay rates still on the current contract?

 

[BoilerUP]

I think AWAC may be pushing for some changes, such as PBS to improve the proposal...I don't know if the pilot group is down with that. Trip touching is a nice feature we have now.

I have a somewhat long winded post on the AWF about that very subject.

You can maintain vacation trip touching with PBS, ***if*** you negotiate language keeping it.

Giving up a few items (like training or integration trip touching) for PBS might gain you a few items, say strict paring and construction language, (both an absolute must for PBS) it may be something worth considering further.

IMO folks shouldn't cross their arms and say NO to PBS without letting the MEC and Scheduling Committee talk about it with the company and having the Negotiating Committee sit down and draw up a proposal...regardless of what they were told on a UAL jumpseat about it.

The agreement states 86 seats with less than 90,000 MTOW, I assume the RJ-900 falls into that weight category...are the 146 pay rates still on the current contract?

Yes, they are.

 

[Hobit]

PBS would not improve the 32 hour sits in MKE...WTF?!

I DONT want PBS-EVER!

The 'NEW Sheriff' should not be trusted with anything, much less PBS.
Besides, we got the 'F' word today. Read MB's response on AWF.

Not much 'Family Friendly' concern at AWAC.