Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Sorry Jack but I disagree with the short term gain part. How is taking flying from DCI and bringing it to mainline a short term gain? Block hours are a direct correlation to to the amount of jobs. More jobs means less stagnation.
I guess if you think ALPA will sign away the ratio, you might have a point. I just don't see that happening.
Denny
I yield the balance of my time to the honorable FTB from HEGETSIT USA......
The 325 will only last until the next time we get a small raise, work rule reductions, catch shiny jet syndrome and/or need to help the company out of the bad decision of outsourcing in aircraft too small to be profitable. When will that be? Probably 2015.
We don't have to add a single block hour to Delta and meet the 1.56 ratio once we go to DCI 450/325. So in exchange for zero guarantee of increase block hours we'd increase the outsourcing on aircraft that threaten to substitute mainline aircraft the most.
That's what this PWA does offer that the TA doesn't not, a 255 cap limit on those large RJs, period. Done.