Quote from FLy2002:


Our union, faced with decertification, still does not have the stones to say that scope in any form is not for sale. As mentioned earlier...it's the silence that is telling the story of what is going on.

Fly2002




Fly,

Scope does not have to be for sale, it was already sold:



[QUOTE=Bucking Bar;1177852]communications, let us begin our evaluation there.


Year - Contract 2000 / Concession / Concession Date & Contractual Reference
2001 - baseline DCI was < 34%
2002 - 34% / 44 to 48% / Reset Agreement - LOA 29
2003 - 36% / 44 to 48% / see above
2004 - 37% / 50% / Restructuring Agreement - LOA 46
2005 - 37% / Removed


So for all the guys who say Scope is not for sale - great I agree. Scope is my number 1 issue - but our Scope was already sold. Look at the percentages Bar posted above, look at the ALK flying out west, look at our Joint ventures, Codeshares, and who knows what Scope monstrosity our future might hold if we are not prudent this time around.

Just saying Scope is not for sale does not cut it - we need to improve our Scope - a Scope "purchase" if you will. I hope the negotiating team is doing this and I have no reason to believe otherwise.

The 50 seaters are going away. Good riddance, and lets not waste any capital on them, but we still have a ton of other Scope issues that need addressing. Our negotiating team cannot wave a magic wand and have us start over. So I am willing to look at Scope in its entirety. If we can tighten Scope in all the other areas by allowing more 70 seaters maybe we should consider it. I know, I cringe every time I type this, but we are already in the hole, and just saying scope is not for sale will not get us out.

Standing by for incoming.

Scoop