True. But then again, they don't seem to need downside protections when our company rushes to give them every single seat mile kilometer thingy they can. DCI doesn't need any downside protection for their fleet of 250+ DC-9-10 replacements either to run right up against the cap including funding a direct yield trashing competitor with C-series on firm order. Trans States doesn't need any downside protections when we sell them CPZ then hire them to whipsaw their own airline. Alaska is doing just fine without any downside protections as well. They own our entire west coast and thats with us *supposedly* not getting any revenue from those flights.

If RA is to belived in or trusted, he needs to be the leader that makes D.A.L. choose its pilots first to do its flying. I'm not against networks either. But in the aggregate, from small former mainline replacement jets to current narrowbody code share to international JV's, the company outsources as much as then can by law and doesn't give us a block hour more.

Thats why zero, zero, 49.75% is insane. Never should have been agreed to, especially for some supposed 2% gain in good times. By the way, the floorless 2 year period is a great time to go into a potential strike if the company can time it right. Give us 49.75% briefly then enjoy a 2 year outsource fest. All in "perfect compliance" with no ability for us to cry struck work if they manage the timing right.