Originally Posted by
vprMatrix
I have a feeling that there are some discrepancies with multi-crew flights that make a block hour comparison very difficult to do. While MIT doesn't disclose how they do the math (that I can find) other data analyst that I have seen take the total hours and divide by 2.
The important page is
THIS which shows that based on fleet makeup (narrow body vs wide body a/c) we are paid less than: SWA, Alaska, Continental, and JetBlue. Based on the fleet data I found we are even with are right behind AMR.
Again I believe that the Block Hours Flown and the high ASM crew cost likely have a lot to do with Delta's choice to fly a lot of multi-crew international flights and have little to do with anything you and I control.
The fact is that this international flying which makes our numbers appear higher actual makes more money for Delta, at least they claim it does. It certainly should not be used as ammo against us as it is a management decisions.
I agree with everything you wrote. I wrote MIT to ask the very question we are wondering and it has been two years with no answer. That is why I think that a block hr to block hr comparison is not just inadvisable, but in fact a poor choice to us to make an argument with. That is unless of course you can break out domestic and international, and then have it really mean something. DAL does not do this on Form 41 data, but I am sure ALPA has it.