General Lee
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Is this even a credible rumor?
The 100 seat jet is already iffy. The Company would like us to make that decision easy for them since the smallest jet they are looking at is an MD88 / 757 / DC9 replacement MD90.
If we allow more super giant RJ's then the 100 seat jet will never come to mainline. When 2012 gets here we'll have at least a 1,000 on the street if this comes to pass.
It is a strong possibility that will happen, if this is based on past events. (IOW, I wouldn't put it past them) It is a classic senior vs junior tug of war, and management loves that. We have to figure out WHY management would allow it. What's in it for them? Harmony for employees? Riight. They may want to allow retirements which then allow Advanced Entitlements, which may be cheaper than displacements when they move planes from base to base. They may want to add E190s to Compass (with our blessing, under the guise that it could be junior furlough protection), and then sell Compass eventually. The senior half of the list might not care as much about the extra RJs, since they are watching with dollar signs their upgrade to the next larger bird. That is where it gets dangerous. We need to know WHY the company would allow it.
Bye Bye--General Lee