Originally Posted by
georgetg
We are, we just differ on why flying is outsourced.
IMO it's not because the outsourced flying is superior to Delta when it comes to service and reliability, but because it's lower cost.
Columbia said it right:
For my company I want all service to be great and reliable.
If poor service and passenger comfort were any criteria of outsourcing, some of the DCI providers would be history...
Quite frankly, as a Delta pilot I'd want the outsourced flying to be cost ineffective.
Cheers
George
Wage arbitrage at the mainline has a lot to do with it as well. It's significantly harder to get meaningful gains in contracts when you have outsourced labor. Negotiating capital must be spent to fight something that should be protected under labor law(free of charge). Management calls this the mainline creep effect.