Originally Posted by
ripn6
It is very simple. This TA will breathe life into a dying DCI model. It may reduce the total number of RJ's now, but DALPA has proved that a hard cap limit is for sale. We will be back at the table in only 2 1/2 years, and the company will be looking for more large RJ's. I'm okay with the pay. Scope was my number one concern going into this negotiation.
I've heard your argument that this TA tightens scope, and understand what your saying, so you don't need to say it again.
So, you want DCI to die? Okay, but not every city can handle a mainline plane. Do you want mainline to fly every size RJ to fit all routes? If so, how do we compete against the current cheap regionals?
The "sale" for the hard cap removal was funded with better overall scope, not cash. That's what you aren't understanding here. There were other parts to this that made it a good deal. Fewer RJs total, sooner. Caps on large turboprops. 717s that can come sooner to fill the capacity void as larger RJs fill in for smaller ones leaving. Then the ratio that favors mainline by a lot more. The pay raise is good for a 3 year duration also, it beat the current 4 year contract that we are still under.
Some people think they deserve restoration, or know there must be something they can leverage. I just can't see it, even the RJ mx cost. There may be other "plans" out there that none of us know about. But I do know one thing, the TA isn't that bad at all.