Originally Posted by shiznit

What is more detrimental to your job:

598 outsourced airframes with unlimited numbers of large TP's and 50 seat aircraft allowed?

OR

A fixed cap of airframes that will be reduced everytime new mainline 319/717's show up? It will very likely be 450 airframes.

Remember, come 2015 when this TA is up for renegotiation roughly 96 of the 102 70 seat jets will be on the end of its financial commitment between the beginning of 2015 and the end of 2019.

Additionally about 27 76's will be coming off of obligations in that same timeframe.

That is another opportunity to reduce the DCI cap to a number as low as 327 total airframes in a third round of scope recapture...

I see that as perfect timing for Delta Pilots to lower the cap and increase the ratios even more in mainline's favor!

Maybe they ARE looking at the long term........