Originally Posted by
BE24pilot
I am not quite sure I understand what was done outside of the norm here. It is my understanding that the Pinnacle agreement only secures 81 of the CRJ 900s that are already allowed under your scope agreement, and a preferential interview with Delta, unlike the Followthrough agreement already in place. Correct me if I am wrong but it does not guarantee any flying that is not already done by DCI partners. Isn't this the same as the Compass agreement as well as the contract agreement Skywest has in SLC for a certain percentage of DCI flying. Don't get me wrong I would have loved to have seen your last JCBA call for all flying in house but wasn't the relaxation on 76 scope a compromise on your pilot groups behalf to get the SWA 717?
Scope was tightened. Less DCI pilots flying less DCI seats. It was a marked improvement that brought flying back to main line. Those are facts. What scope was relaxed for 76 seat flying? They were already on the property being flown by DCI. Yes more aircraft were ordered. Uninformed say it is a give away. The facts and MATH do not support that at all. A CRJ whether a 200 or a 900 is still flown by non-delta pilots. Those jobs have been reduced and hard caps put in place for the first time. It is a start, not perfect but a start. The reduction in DCI flying allows more markets for main line 717, that is a benefit to DAL pilots. To answer your question, no scope was not relaxed , in fact the opposite with reference to the 717. Bombardier and DAL worked a deal to give back more CRJ 200 in exchange for a CRJ900 order. Still dramatically reducing DCI seats and exposure of DAL passengers to the DCI product.