Originally Posted by
zoomiezombie
Your decision about how to vote is your personal decision and I respect that. But I believe you misstated a fact.
If you are comparing the number of 76 seat RJ's Delta can operate at DCI under the current contract to the number that would be allowed if this TA passes then passing this TA decreases the number of 76 seaters, NOT increase.
If mainline were to add 88 B717's they would be able to fly the max cap of 255 76 seaters. This TA puts the limit below that level.
Fly Safe,
ZZ
Passing this TA most certainly will increase the number of 76 seat aircraft.
Here's some easy math:
Current PWA: Maximum of 255 70 + 76 seat aircraft.
Proposed TA: Maximum of 325 70 + 76 seat aircraft.
Difference: 70 additional 76-seat aircraft if we pass this TA and get 88 717s
They've already said "additional 76-seat RJs tied to mainline growth" and they have already contracted to lease 88 717s if we pass this TA. That means if we get 88 717s we will most certainly get 70 76-seaters.
That's fine if that part of the TA does not bother you, but I'm not misstating anything. I'm just going by what RA, SD and ALPA have told me.
Still a solid no.