Delta/Northwest merger may lead to reduction of 50-seat RJs

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Look for many more large RJ's. Mainline carriers are back to bleeding cash and looking to make flying sales to carriers like SkyWest / Republic who have plenty of money.

It is like a high interest credit card loan, to pay the utilities, but when you are bleeding you have to do what you have to do. ALPA is in bed so far with management that they are not going to rock the boat.

DAL's scope will be 3 RJ's to 1 mainline jet afer the 255 floor. Management will contract for as many large RJ's as they want.

 

[deadstick]

How about a 35% fuel reduction STC for the ol' 200s?

 

[Tarzan]

How about a 35% fuel reduction STC for the ol' 200s?

You had better believe there are some en-G-ineers looking at it now.

 

[deadstick]

I was reading that GE stopped the UDF testing because of noise levels. Seems like there could be a waiver for high efficiency aircraft.

 

[contrail67]

Folks,

The cutbacks will be system wide and RJ's will be cut.

 

[joe_pilot]

Thanks! I heard rumors about them.

Why did they hate them?

According to them, he was a real prima donna - very demanding about catering, his aircraft being spotless, taking care of him RIGHT NOW. I guess the final straw was this one time after a rainstorm he really chewed their asses for not rolling out the carpet (from the a/c door to the golf cart) for him. Evidently he really ripped someone a new one over that.

We crossed paths in the FBO several times and he always seemed like he needed a little more fruit in his diet, ya know?

Yeah, yeah, I know, great coach and busy guy, but come on.