Originally Posted by
Wasatch Phantom
Timbo, Shiz and PG thanks for your responses to my question. I was hoping Bar, FTB and GeorgeTG would weigh-in, but they didn't.
"not one more pound no pounds given up, not one more seat line stays at 76 (net reduction of 5510 seats), not one more jet 598 goes to 450". That succinctly summed up my feelings on scope prior to contract 2012.
I genuinely view our contract to be highly concessionary in terms of scope, as it relates to numbers and size of RJ's. But ALPA spins it as a win. So had we bet prior to 2012 I'd be saying you owe the DPCF, and you'd be saying I welched.
I do think FTB proposes a reasonable definition of what constitutes a scope concession, and fair criteria for a bet. I will be a copycat and offer the same terms as FTB. I hope I lose, BIGTIME!
I think the small jet scope was pretty decent considering your metric.... red font is mine...
The big win was the international and JV language, which was all but non-existent in the pervious PWA.... How much stronger is our hand WITH C2012 JV language now that the Virgin Atlantic deal is imminent!?