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Old 09-04-2012 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
You assume that if we had a 100 percent scope clause at Delta all that flying would still be done. Thats a very bad assumption and would not be the case. I am also talking about changes since 2001. In June of 2001 we had the same number of pilot block hours at Delta as we did in June of 07 prior to the merger. We however had 3000 plus fewer pilots then we had in 01. The difference was and is work rules.
No doubt there were efficiencies from PBS and work rule changes, but there were also quite a few 727s, L1011s with FEs, as well as quite a few more SLIs in the training center in 01.