Interesting Read about Republic

Totally unrelated...

I'm was sitting in arbitration today and for various reasons we are discussing the different USX carriers on the record. The lawyer was running through the list and when he gets to Republic the Arbitrator interrupts him and says "good luck convincing THEM of that".

Kind of funny. But then again, when the arbitrator tells a joke EVERYBODY laughs, even if it isn't funny.
 
Quite the game over symantics.

A >50 seat aircraft, is no regional aircraft in my mind. But look at that, we all have individual brains.
 
A-300F4-622R said:
Made by Bombardier and Republic is a regional.
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Republic is also a holding company. Bombardier knows where the regional industry is heading and they made a decision to enter the 100+ seat narrow body arena and try to compete against Boeing and Airbus. The C-Series is much larger and roomier than any of the Ejets. I've been in the mock up at Bombardier in Toronto. Same seating configuration as the DC9/MD80 series.
 
DC-9 and 717?

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This is rumor, any rerepublic/CHQ/Shuttle America pilots please feel free to comment. heard you guys pull all the TAs off the table and re-start contract neogiation?
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adreamer said:
DC-9 and 717?

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This is rumor, any rerepublic/CHQ/Shuttle America pilots please feel free to comment. heard you guys pull all the TAs off the table and re-start contract neogiation?
[end of hijack]
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This is mostly true. Once BB went on his spending spree and started buying up airlines we stopped negotiating. Figured we should wait and see what the finished product would be before we sign in some contract that may or may not be obsolete considering all the things on the table.

As for the C-Series being a regional. A 747 is a regional airplane if you are getting paid regional wages to fly it. Pay us a mainline salary and ill call a 145 a mainline jet.
 
A-300F4-622R said:
Made by Bombardier and Republic is a regional.
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So if Boeing made a 50 seat jet it wouldn't be an RJ? We need to get away from the manufacturer mentality, otherwise anything made by Bombardier or Embraer will be paid accordingly. I'm sure management would LOVE that. Look, it's got 137 seats! Yeah, I know it holds as many people as a 737, but it's made by EMBRAER! It's an RJ, so we'll pay $25/hr to the FOs to start.

Like it or not, I don't consider Republic a "regional" anymore.
 
kellwolf said:
So if Boeing made a 50 seat jet it wouldn't be an RJ? We need to get away from the manufacturer mentality, otherwise anything made by Bombardier or Embraer will be paid accordingly. I'm sure management would LOVE that. Look, it's got 137 seats! Yeah, I know it holds as many people as a 737, but it's made by EMBRAER! It's an RJ, so we'll pay $25/hr to the FOs to start.

Like it or not, I don't consider Republic a "regional" anymore.
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Don't feed the troll...
 
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