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[Paphitis]

It used to be that regional airlines for major airlines were on a different contract for pay and benefits than the majors themselves. If so, all the new pilots initially whom were to fly for the majors but end up at the regional lines, would effect their pay and benefits.

Still is the case.

What you have is the mainline operators like UA, AA and Delta and all 3 have their regional arms such as United Express.

Multiple operators like Skywest and others operating under the United Express brand with aircraft owned by UA and pilots on the seniority list for mainline, but on different contracts. The pay is lower.

Which is one of the issues they will need to grapple with. If they change our contracts, a lot of pilots will pull out. Or they could decide to pay us mainline rates since that is where we will end up anyway. Wait and see...

The bonuses will remain intact apparently and be locked in either way.

Not to mention the regional pilots work like dogs at any given days with multiple landings/take offs which would be at least twice as much as the pilots at majors.

That's across the board.

The average is about 80 to 85 hours of flying across the entire network. 4 to 5 sectors some days except when you go coast to coast. B737 mainline and even B757, B767 and A330 is the same.

You might fly less on long haul but you got Trans Atlantic and Trans pacific time zones changes.

It's hard but not exactly hard work. The CRJ Fleet is a highly automated aircraft similar to the A320. The only time you get to fly is in an emergency after phase 2 checks.

Except that regional flights are relatively short, which increases their landing/take off rate than longer haul flights within the USA.

It's pretty similar to B737.

Some of the flights are coast to coast but some are as low as 11 to 20 minute hops.

yes short hops are much harder work but they do the 3 to 5 hour flights as well. But at the end of the day, they do about 85 to 100 hours per month - same as mainline B737 and A320.

United Express are still United flights and United owned aircraft operating on United Revenue flights. UA are using them to shed capacity to save on costs. they can still do the coast to coast flights with the lower 70 and 90 seat passenger configuration. This is what UA and AA are doing when passenger numbers are low.

It's actually very clever way of operating if you are an accountant. Not so good for the pilots. But let's say UA mainline have a drastic drop in passenger numbers, they cut or axe the mainline flight and handball the flight over to United Express which operate the CRJ550/700/900 family. What would be a loss making flight could end up making them a tidy profit.

[Kikapu]

Lufthansa to cut capacity up to 50%
Published: March 6, 2020 at 10:33 a.m. ET

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Friday that its executive board decided to reduce capacity by up to 50% in the coming weeks, citing "drastic declines in bookings and numerous flight cancellations" as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread.

The German carrier said all traffic areas are now affected by declines in bookings and cancellations and the new measures are aimed at curbing the financial implications.
The decision comes one day after the company said it had canceled 7,100 European flights for March, as well as all flights to Israel from March 8.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lufth ... 2020-03-06

[Paphitis]

Lufthansa to cut capacity up to 50%
Published: March 6, 2020 at 10:33 a.m. ET

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Friday that its executive board decided to reduce capacity by up to 50% in the coming weeks, citing "drastic declines in bookings and numerous flight cancellations" as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread.

The German carrier said all traffic areas are now affected by declines in bookings and cancellations and the new measures are aimed at curbing the financial implications.
The decision comes one day after the company said it had canceled 7,100 European flights for March, as well as all flights to Israel from March 8.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lufth ... 2020-03-06

That's awful news. I still believe that it's all a major over reaction and that the MSM are responsible for causing a lot of hysteria.

Our MSM is just fake news these days. All they want is a major news item to sell their papers and drive their TV ratings.

But the hysteria comes at a cost. Financial costs and also job losses.

[Robin Hood]

Paphitis:

That's awful news. I still believe that it's all a major over reaction and that the MSM are responsible for causing a lot of hysteria.

Our MSM is just fake news these days. All they want is a major news item to sell their papers and drive their TV ratings.

But the hysteria comes at a cost. Financial costs and also job losses.

NOW you're getting the picture!

How many years have I been telling you that you only get half the story from the MSM ..... and that's the bit that suits their political argument!

[cyprusgrump]

Lufthansa to cut capacity up to 50%
Published: March 6, 2020 at 10:33 a.m. ET

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Friday that its executive board decided to reduce capacity by up to 50% in the coming weeks, citing "drastic declines in bookings and numerous flight cancellations" as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread.

The German carrier said all traffic areas are now affected by declines in bookings and cancellations and the new measures are aimed at curbing the financial implications.
The decision comes one day after the company said it had canceled 7,100 European flights for March, as well as all flights to Israel from March 8.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lufth ... 2020-03-06

That's awful news. I still believe that it's all a major over reaction and that the MSM are responsible for causing a lot of hysteria.

Our MSM is just fake news these days. All they want is a major news item to sell their papers and drive their TV ratings.

But the hysteria comes at a cost. Financial costs and also job losses.

[Kikapu]

The last 2 day 100 people died in Italy because of Coronavirus. This is not fake news nor hysteria. It is real.

[Paphitis]

The last 2 day 100 people died in Italy because of Coronavirus. This is not fake news nor hysteria. It is real.

Maybe.

But at the end of the influenza kills more people and yet no hype.

There is no doubt it has potential, especially if it becomes airborne.

[Kikapu]

The last 2 day 100 people died in Italy because of Coronavirus. This is not fake news nor hysteria. It is real.

Maybe.

But at the end of the influenza kills more people and yet no hype.

There is no doubt it has potential, especially if it becomes airborne.

It is not the Coronavirus that is killing these people by itself. It is helping killing these people whom already have a weak immune system from other causes already. The Coronavirus is just putting the “finishing” touch.

[Paphitis]

The last 2 day 100 people died in Italy because of Coronavirus. This is not fake news nor hysteria. It is real.

Maybe.

But at the end of the influenza kills more people and yet no hype.

There is no doubt it has potential, especially if it becomes airborne.

It is not the Coronavirus that is killing these people by itself. It is helping killing these people whom already have a weak immune system from other causes already. The Coronavirus is just putting the “finishing” touch.

A bit like influenza really. Only difference is that Influenza actually kills a lot of people so from that we can only deduce for the time being at least that influenza is deadlier.

But no hype with the common flu. Which is just interesting to me. Not saying that Coronavirus isn't serious. It could end up being very bad. And I have no doubt that one day there is going to be somekind of mutation to the common flu that will wipe out millions of people as these illnesses become resistant to our medicines.

[Kikapu]

More troubles in the skies.

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