Originally Posted by
bkaz
I agree. Look at where the company is planning to fly the 787. LAX is shrinking on the 777/400, the SEA 777 domicile is closing, and the pilots in DEN have been asking for a widebody base for years.
When the company opens a 787 base in any of those cities, it is off limits to the L-UAL pilots.
That was my thought. Plus being on the 777 I haven't met one CAL guy chomping at the bit to bid the 747. It is more work and a worse (albeit still good) schedule than our 777 bases. So essentially over 725 positions were given up for 5 years to protect just the attrition on the 747. It appears to be a big plus for CAL in this arbitration even if the 25th airframe comes before the 5 years is up (which I dont think it will).