Originally Posted by JobHopper

You are working on the assumption that the mailnline fleet size will grow; I am assuming it will not. Everything the company has done post-merger has been static growth, if not backwards. Did I miss a philosophy change somewhere? I think the 717s will be offset with additional aircraft retirements; we just haven't been told yet. Believe me, I would love to be 100% wrong on that one.

Slow is correct the ratios will drive more mainline flying. More work = more money. But that is Section 3 (Compensation) value, not scope value. The TA caps the number of 50 seaters, aircraft which would never have flown here, regardless. The aircraft which could be flown here (in my opinion, should be flown here) are permanantly assigned to the RJ fleets.

When I got hired at NWA, the DC-9 fleet all by itself (204 planes) was the 4th largest airline in the country. 225 DC-9-10 size aircraft, permanently off property assigned to Delta flying. Does anyone grasp how big that is?

There's your scope value.

Bar, you're way better at numbers than I am. If I am off base about 400 captain slots, please correct me.