Originally Posted by
CAL EWR
Sorry about my tardy response it's been a very busy time period. I forwarded your question to our Scope guru. Here is his reply:
"The difference is that DALs ratio is event driven. IOW, their ratio begins at the arrival of their 154th 76 seat aircraft which is tied up to their B717s arrival. While DAL has apparently signed a purchase contract for those 717s, their BH ratio is not in effect until then, whereas ours is not event driven but rather in effect at DOS.
If one looks at their table grid, you'll see that it says N/A for 153 or fewer aircraft. Ours says Zero to 153 and 120% on the right. We aren't dependent on any event to trigger the added job protection. It is true that once their 154th 76 seat aircraft arrives, only then, their BH ratio works in the same manner as ours.
Hope this helps."
And, UAL is already using more than 80 76 seaters, and there are no current orders for "70 seaters" (CRJ705) and the EMB175 makes way more economic sense and the larger the RJ the better the economics and if you actually read the annual reports from the feeders you know they are on the lookout for new larger planes and wanting to retire their 50 seaters as fast as possible which all adds up to a declining ratio of express to mainline ASMs.
The ALPA negotiators knew full well that the future of the industry hung on scope, and the internet is not giving the negotiators full credit for their efforts. I have said it before, but if I'm wrong and you meet me in a bar in 5 years, beers for everyone are on me.
Joe Peck
UALFO