Originally Posted by JungleBus

Troof. It's absolutely incredible to me that we're even talking about outsourcing another 70 mainline-replacement jets. Two months ago if Carl had said DALPA was going to allow it he would have been thoroughly denounced by all comers including tsquare, shiz, slowplay, alfa, and sailingfun.

Heck, in 2009 I witnessed ACL65 take on Lee Moak over DALPA not trying to take back 76 seat flying, and he actually made the argument that if we don't recapture it, the line in the sand will just move again. Lee's response? "There's no way we'd ever give up any more airplanes, the line pilots would throw a fit! We're done giving up scope!" I heard it with my own two ears. Wonder what they'll say in 2015?