Originally Posted by
TenYearsGone
You are comfortable with they way DCI aircraft are getting bigger and bigger.
DCI aircraft are not getting any 'bigger' with this TA. Admittedly, they will have more 76 seaters when it's done.
We are getting close to the 100 seat mark, arent we? Dangerous move.
No, we're not getting any closer to the 100 seat mark. In fact, this TA provides mainline with 88 new planes in the 100 seat range.
We could be a 7000 pilot work force soon. Just like RA wanted NWA to be at 4900 pilots from 6500 pilots, he also wants Delta to be much much smaller.
Sure, we could shrink to a 7000 pilot force with or without this TA. I don't think that will happen, but if it does, unlike in the post 9-11 years when mainline withered through furloughs and DCI grew like a weed, the ratios in this TA prevent that from happening.
But you knew all this, which makes me wonder why you posted the above hyperbole.