Originally Posted by
SailorJerry
So wait a second? Vote no and the multi-billion dollar DCI contract termination costs suddenly just vanish and DCI goes away? You can't just sunset DCI. You can't.
Of course you can. As each contract expires, it's not renewed. All DCI is done by 2025 or 2030. It's slow, but allows ample time to create the Southwest concept of the Delta brand only being flown by Delta pilots. Whether it's a 76 seat RJ, or a Gulfstream 14 seat executive jet. If it has the Delta brand, Delta pilots fly it. For you to say: "You can't" is simply wrong and management/union propaganda.
Originally Posted by
SailorJerry
And if the 88 717s are a done deal, would you rather get nothing? Why not take your money?
Because it's about so much more than the money. It's about the reinvigoration of the RJ experiment by allowing them more of the most modern and efficient aircraft. It's about the purposeful usage of compliance language that is not legally defensible. Etc, etc.
Originally Posted by
SailorJerry
Fact. If we create a new fleet of SNB aircraft, DCI will shrink by 20% plus (under the TA, and without).
Fact...ONLY if the ratio language is defended by DALPA and ONLY if the "hard caps" are held to. When asked this SPECIFIC question at a road show, the MEC admins stated that they could NOT comment on what future negotiations might entail regarding the "hard caps" or the proposed ratios. That's a fact man.
Carl