The 76 seat limit for regionals was negotiated with the Pilots
The old limit for regional airlink seating capacity was 69 seats, negotiated during the Pilots strike, the 69 seat limit was raised to 76 seats during the recent nwa/pilots contract negotiation.
Accordingly, any configuration of a NW airlink a/c cannot exceed 76 seats without being operated by NWA mainline pilots, and NWA mainline Flight Attendants
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