Originally Posted by
slowplay
Not exactly...it's an aircraft delivery (event based) as well as time based ratio. If management never buys another 76 seater, then the ratio doesn't come into play. If they buy all 70 allowable, then they have to have 88 small narrowbody aircraft on the property, 125 50 seaters left, and a max of 450 total DCI left. Then they do the ratio and ensure that for every block hour DCI flies mainline has at least 1.56. It's planned to be over 1.7.
I don't care what the PLANNED time is. I want to know what they can DO. That kind of argument has gotten us into a lot of trouble over the years.
I still don't see any way that we are guaranteed that more flying isn't transferred to DCI other than that based on a "plan" That worries me.
Sections 1.D.5 and 6 directly transfer flying to DCI, there is no way to spin that otherwise. 90% requirement that those airplanes fly into and out of hubs... yet no more than 6% between hubs... All those AGS/BHM/TLH type of routes will henceforth be handled by DCI. Book it. What will be the need for a 100 seat airplane?