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The truth is, Delta is funding RAH which is funding Frontier but from the looks of it the whole thing will just collapse on its own under the weight of competition from SWA and UCAL.
It's not what we want as pilots, we want this whole multi certificate STS thing ended now but it's not a priority with our union and especially not going into section 6 and dealing with the DPA rebellion and the fact that Shuttle and CHQ will just be replaced with Mesaba/Surely Jet/Pinnacle/Compass et. al.
I think it's a dangerous precedence to allow multi-certificates to operate like RAH does even if one believes RAH + Frontier won't last.
My opinion is that it should be a priority. I understand that solving the F9 issue does not solve the scope/rj issue at large, but it does remove the lowest common denominator going into your section 6 this round and in future contracts as well.
Yes, Virgin America and Spirit also represent pilot groups who are willing to work for less than everyone else in order to grow their companies, but neither one of them operates FFD contracts at a profit in order to subsidize ticket prices at their "mainline" operations which undercut the legacy carriers.
If F9 isn't gone soon you cannot argue that their rates, work rules, and 401k/sick/vacation concessions will not be used to bargain against DAL and every other pilot group in future contracts. They have already demonstrated their willingness be the lowest common denominator on those combined fronts for many years to come.