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Old 05-28-2012 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg
No, all large turbo props are now grouped in with 70 seat jets, and they are capped at 102 in number, which is what they have now. The 717s are scheduled to come within 3 years, and the additional 76 seaters can only come in chunks along with 717s. Not all at once, only along with 717s. No AirTran pilots will come along, because their own scope limited the transfer to a sub-lease, and that is exactly how it is described. Not a sale, a sub-lease from SWA and Boeing. And ALPA will have to prove in the road shows that the loopholes people think they see are not really there.
Bill,

I think you are wrong. I've read the TA. I've seen the carveouts. No amount of spin can change the language. The language is weak and nebulous. We don't have a good history of winning contract conflicts. Our lawyers pretty much suck. The Company is always able to exploit the weak links in our contract language.

I don't like what I have read. It's not good enough.