Originally Posted by hoserpilot
Unfortunately some here see our contract as a scope gain.

I still remember Brad Holt saying "Deal me an ace!". Now mainline has given another ace to Brad and Chip-away Childs.
We did make a scope gain. The "terms and conditions" of the DCI fleet plan are locked up and solid. There is no room for negotiation out of section 6 on hull count WHEN the 88 717s arrive. We control the business plan of the fleet and now it's the company's turn to expend negotiating capital changing the limits of DCI scope.
With that being said I think we all learned a valuable lesson through this last section 6 that many people vote yes just to pad their wallet. With these orders for MRJs coming in (unless they're just a show of force against Bombardier to get Bombardier to lower their prices) we'll have to immediately be ready to oppose their operation in our network or under our alliances. Th company may think they're smart enough to maneuver something like this over on us. Let's make sure we prove them wrong.