Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
Nice DALPA tactic. Compare to the least common denominator (who happens to be in Bankruptcy right now) and thump your chest as we allow more large RJ's and breath new life into regional flying. Lets not compare to SWA scope....nah. As some others have said of ALPA.....set low goals then fail to achieve them.
Jack,
Admit our TA is better than what they (AA) may have and then move on. UA/CAL is next or they won't get a raise unfortunately. That's how it works when you get feed from small cities. There are plenty of routes out there that can't sustain a mainline plane. On those routes, RJs are probably the right sized plane, and if the routes do well, a mainline plane may be put on it. SWA doesn't go to every small community out there, and actually recently announced closure of 17 Airtran routes. SWA doesn't use smaller community feed like DL does. Bad comparison. Btw, AA got this TA with the APA, not ALPA.