Originally Posted by
JungleBus
Of course. However, he is saying there's not nearly the protection you think there is in that language when the snapshot takes place 1.5 years from now. A whole lot of DC9s, MD80s, and even older 757s could be parked by then. There is historical precedent.
There's plenty to complain about in this deal but the snapshot and ratios is not one of them. Clearly, some people don't understand what a ratio is. If the company did decide to park a bunch of mainline aircraft prior to the first snapshot, it would only increase the number of DCI aircraft that would have to be parked to be in compliance with the ratio. There is no opportunity here for the company to quickly add a bunch of RJs and then dump a bunch of mainline aircraft prior to the first shapshot. That would work under our current contract with it's 3:1 language but not with the TA ratios in place. That's the whole point of the ratios. It finally provides us with downside protection which we do not currently have.