Originally Posted by BigGuns

December 20, 2011

Fellow Council 66 members,

Friday's LGA schedule announcement for spring 2012 has caused many of our members to express both anger and disappointment. If you are one of those individuals, read on.....

• Delta is building a domestic hub in LGA.
• Delta will initially be flying into a number of destinations previously served by US Airways connection carriers. In many cases these markets were served with turboprops. US Airways Express feed is being replaced with (often larger) DCI feed.
• Scope protection is alive and well. Scope provisions are capping out on 70+ seat jets, with the ability to only acquire two more aircraft to reach the limit of 255 70+ seat jets allowed. We are already capped out on 76-seat jets.
• WE WANT TO FLY 70+ SEAT AIRCRAFT AND WILL APPROACH THE COMPANY WITH THAT REQUEST.
• We want the company to be wildly profitable.
• Yes, we want to see more mainline aircraft in NYC.
  We desire career progression. We desire a better contract.
• We’re just a few months away from exchanging contract openers. Our PWA amendable date is December 31, 2012. Think: Job Security, pay, benefits and working conditions. AND A RECAPTURE OF LOST SCOPE.

As always, we remain open to your thoughts and ideas, and we welcome your comments.

Fly safe.



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Council 66 Capt. Rep

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Council 66 F/O Rep

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