Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
For airlines, it usually involves whether nonunion pilots can be used for RJ type flights. There could be limits in the contract on the number of flights that can be outsourced to commuter airline affiliates or limits on the size of such aircraft or both. There can also be limits on JV flights (or number of seats on JV operated flights) operated by partner airlines.
exactly. Though, union or non-union is irrelevant, it's really just about how many regional airplanes are allowed to operate flights on an airlines behalf. Some airlines have limits on the number of planes, number of seats on a regional plane or percentage of planes vs mainline planes - or any combination of those things... or more.