PSA CRJ 701's

[N93]

This came from another site. TIFWIW.

PSA/US filed an application with DOT on Wednesday to fly bigger aircraft.

In their application, PSA states that it has possession of 26 DO328s and 7 CRJ-200s. PSA further states that it intends to be rid of all 26 DO-328s by the end of 2004 and will be operating exclusively as a RJ carrier. The carrier has plans to acquire 42 additional CRJ-200s and 20 70-seat CRJ-701s during 2004. 9 more CRJ-200s will come in 2005.

PSA reported a net profit of $11MM for the first 9 months of 2003.

 

[DrinkSweetTea]

Its true. The application was filed with the DOT on the 24th.

 

[DrinkSweetTea]

Does PSA have 70 seat rates? If so , can someone post?

 

[Stuka Luva]

We do not yet have 70-seat rates, they still need to be negotiated. We'll see what we get and when for that matter.

 

[328dude]

The negotiating committee will be meeting with the company in January over 70 seat jet issues.

 

[General Lee]

Don't pull a "Skywest."

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Smoking Man]

I got something you can pull!

Go hack on a rjdc thread!

 

[sabreliner]

Don't pull a "Skywest."

Bye Bye--General Lee

I'll second that!!!

 

[jrcpilot]

I will 3rd that!!!!!

 

[The Penguin]

Just so I am on the same page, what exactly does "pull a Skywest" mean?

 

[strega7]

It's when a pilot group votes in a short term pay package that people at other airlines don't like because 2 airframes will covered by the same pay rate. Other airlines have split those two into sperate pay colums. Sometimes things happen in our small world that really get some people excited but in the end every group has to do whats good for them. If you don't like it, don't do it.

Fly Safe

 

[328dude]

Let me get this straight.

If a company has a 50 seater and a 70 seater, then it would be bad to have a payrate for both aircraft? Ex. 70 seat rate for both aircraft?

I just don't see the connection here.

 

[skeezer]

328dude,

There is nothing wrong if the pay rate agreed to is the higher of the two aircraft.

I have serious doubts that the company would agree to pay us all 70 seat rates to fly both the 50 and 70 seaters, but stranger things have happened.

My feeling is that we will end up with something in between the two rates because our union has no balls.

Skeezer

 

[328dude]

Thanks Skeezer

 

[The Penguin]

Just a thought; USAirways mainline pays the same rate for the Airbus 319/320/321. The only way to know for sure what the rates will be is to let the negotiating committee sit down with the company and talk, which won't happen until January.

 

[N93]

I have heard of a blended rate. That is where each aircraft is assigned a payscale but the single payrate is used and is actually determined by the mix/ratio of the common types.

 

[dogg]

Why don't you just have seniority based pay and then you don't need to worry about who flies what.............

 

[328dude]

Um, explain that to me Dogg?

Seniority aka "Years of Service" does dictate your pay rate.

Sorry, maybe I'm missing what your trying to say.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

UPS has seniority based pay.

The pay scale is the same regardless of which airplane you fly.

As a result the 747 long range international is a very junior airplane over there -- whereas the 727 is very senior.

(the senior guy who lives in, say Dayton, bids SDF-DAY trips). There's no financial advantage to bidding the bigger airplane. Seniority based pay balances out the list a bit.

 

[The Penguin]

So in other words, one pay rate for all aircraft, like "Skywest".