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The MRJ is too heavy to be flown by any US airline per contracts with the pilots. I don't see how we will ever see this plane in the US.
by huslage 7y ago
The MRJ is too heavy to be flown by any US airline per contracts with the pilots. I don't see how we will ever see this plane in the US.
- jws 7y agoTo elaborate… the pilots' union doesn't want the airlines shifting jobs to lower paying affiliate airlines, so their contracts restrict the sorts of planes which can be used with the affiliates. Covered in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_clause