Originally Posted by
MrMustache
Seems it wasn't changed per se but when it comes down to the next contract there is now another airline that has a guaranteed amount of flying from Delta that is "theirs". Which sucks when trying to reel scope back in.
Ok, now we are getting somewhere. So nothing was changed in the DPWA but now another airline has negotiated a certain amount of RJ flying. Does SkyWest have an agreement with Delta to perform RJ flying? Does Mesaba? What's the real difference if it's negotiated with the managements or the pilots? Contracts come up for renewal and can be renegotiated.
I agree that it makes it that much harder to reel in scope and that sucks. Bringing regional jet flying to mainline would be ideal and I wouldn't be surprised to see it curtailed more in the next ten to twenty years with the hiring that's going to be done at all the majors on top of the new 1500 hour ATP requirement. On the whole, I feel it's moving in the right direction slowly but surely. My two cents.....
Denny