Originally Posted by
tsquare
That is all very logical and nice... to a degree. With our Alaska deal on the west coast, I see no upside for the DAL pilots even when/if there is an uptick in the economy. I see a nice money making venture for DAL, but little for the DAL pilot, both in the near term and in the future in terms of potential that this deal brings. I hope I am wrong, but all I see here is the potential for us to pull out of SYD, and keep the peeps flowing thru our system. Step one is complete. That being said, I have not read the agreement in it's entirety, and I am admittedly shooting from the hip, but on first blush, I see nothing here that will improve our lot.
Um, did you read the JV language that is posted on the DALPA page? What is the min number of allowed weekly frequencies under this LOA 14? Is that 0? Is there a way they can go to 0 under the language in this agreement?
As for forcing DAL to fly more metal, correct, there is nothing to force them to fly more metal unless VA goes above 21 weekly frequencies. What is included in what constitutes in increase is a lot broader in nature that OZ-mainland US though.
On a side note, how can you force the company to buy two 200 million dollar jets off the bat to fly another frequency to bring us to 14-14? If you have a viable way, tell your reps.