Originally Posted by Check Essential

alfa's numbers are a result of two things.
Delta's 2 captain rule for ultra long range flights and the addition of a couple 777s that were on order that Delta couldn't cancel in bankruptcy.

Give me a break. Our international fleet hasn't grown and everybody knows it.

Anyone who has been around this property for a few years knows that alfaromeo is the zen master of statistical analysis and also misleading statistical analysis when it suits his purpose. On a moment's notice he can produce a pie chart or a bar graph to prove 2+2 does not = 4.

We are supposedly a global powerhouse yet we have no widebody jets on order. Most of our intl fleet is soon to be obsolete 767s. Our codeshare partners have hundreds on order and we continue making these agreements that provide them with their US connections. We continue to retreat from point to point service fron CONUS to overseas and concentrate on flying into their hubs.
They will soon be flying all the big iron and DALPA will be happy because those pax are filling our 717s.

Maybe DALPA has no legal way to stop them and we are just making the best of a bad situation but are you seriously trying to tell us that these JV agreements aren't lopsided in favor of our partners?

The international stuff. 737-900s replacing 757s. The shrinking seniority list. etc. etc.

We are being slowly downsized and the MEC is managing it very well.
Congratulations and thank you very much, but how about let's try to stop it instead.
Quit the unconditional cooperation. Just once when its appropriate to raise hell then let's raise hell!