Originally Posted by
rch4u
United staffs all other narrowbodies at FAA minimums (3 on 737s and A319s, 3 on mainline A320s, 4 on Ted A320s) ... why should the 757 be an exception?
That's a good question.
If there 3 f/a's on mainline B737s, A319s and A320s, I'm assuming 1 works F and 2 work in Y.
Both B737s and A319s have 8 pax in F and around 100 pax in Y.
That means the ratio of pax to F/A on these airplanes is 8:1 in F and 50:1 in Y.
On mainline A320s, there are 12 pax in F and 126 in Y. If those are also staffed with 3 f/as, then the ratio becomes 12:1 in F and about 60:1 in Y.
On non p.s. 757s, there are 24 pax in F and 158 in Y. If those are now going to be staffed with 4 f/as, 2 in F and 2 in Y, then the ratios are 12:1 in F and 79:1 in Y.
It appears that at least for F class service, 757s will just be the same as A320s, while the pax:f/a ratio increases about 33% from 60:1 to 79:1 in Y over the A320.
Therefore, I'm not seeing why reducing to 2 f/as in F on the 757 is any different from how it is on the mainline A320, or even that much different from how it is on the mainline 757 now with 2F/3Y f/a's, aside from the fact that the Y f/a's may not be able to help out at the end of the meal service.