Re: BACF Gatwick
Skipness in reply,
1. As far as I understand BACF could fly out of Gatwick as long as the aircraft ( Embraer ) they flew had less than 100 seats.
NB. BACF Embraer 190s have 98 seats.
This restriction is embodied in the Scope industrial agreement.
As an aside.... this agreement is why when BA Cityflyer(2) began operating in 2007 , flying RJ100s ( 110 seats ) it had to base its crew in Edinburgh until agreement could be made during the coffee break that LCY was not LHR or LGW and that BACF could fly 110 seat aircraft out of London with London ( but not mainline ) crews.
2. Again if BA or a BA subsiduary operated a "sub fleet" out if Gatwick then anything over 100 seats needs mainline crew unless scope is renegotiated or ignored.