Originally Posted by shiznit

Shorter duration deals makes it easier to negotiate for a sunset.

We will NEVER get everything we want in one fell swoop, even the vaunted C2K gave stuff up (uhh 3.B.6!).

I tell you right now that if we take this TA and in 2015 the company wants to replace the rest of the 50's with 76's I'd consider it, provided the swap is still 2-2.8 for 1. That would put the cap at 371 total off list jets (another 21% reduction), and also cut the available seats by 10%.

If they also swapped the 70's at a 1 for 1.5 ratio it would take the numbers to a permanent 34% airframe reduction and 17% seats available reduction.

The next step would be to tighten the MBH ratios to accurately reflect what the ratios actually were over the 2010-2015 period.

Lastly, you prohibit any next generation powerplant to be operated off-list (i.e. GTF), and DCI dies on the vine.

We CAN have it all, we just can't have it all RIGHT NOW.