Originally Posted by
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A shrinking DCI is good, a shrinking Jumbo RJ outsourcing is imperative.
Percentages are fine, but if we are indeed going to 796 mainline jets vs 450 DCI then we're going to have a ratio of around 1.77ish and the NC and DALPA would've known that during negotiations.
So why then was the block hour ratio (at it's best) set to 1.56 if the business plan already showed better?
Why not 1.75 and if you go lower it's DCI that gets cut, not us? Why was 1.56 so low?
That doesn't require any growth on our part as long as DCI shrinks to DCI 450. That's not a win. 1.75, that's a win, but to get that we're going to have to give up something aren't we?
FTB,
You bring up some good points, as always, but regarding your last statement I would say its all relative. I think a shrinking DCI is always a win - then again I was furloughed as DCI grew. I don't really care if DCI was already shrinking - as long as they keep shrinking I am happy. Was it perfect - Hell No.
But, and this is the really the most pertinent point, it was pretty much all over when the MEC came back with a 12-5 (or something close to that) vote. A split group. If it was 17-0 against we would have more leverage to try to improve the TA. At 12-5, game over. The MEC was split and there was really no way to unify the Pilot group. We got what we got.
As far as the TA goes - we made some gains and gave up some stuff. I don't think it was a spectacular gain, but not a flaming defeat either. I can live with it for two years while hopefully the other legacies get something other than BK contracts.
Scoop