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UAL T38 Phlyer
Sent a note about this to my LEC last night; reply this morning.
He assured me that JH was no PW, and there would absolutely not be secret backroom deals. It sounded like the MEC had been approached, more than once, but told "no" each time.
His take: our scope is a thorn in UCH's side, and they want it to be more like Delta or American.
He said the entire MEC would have to agree, and if so, would put it to a vote for the membership.
I'm pretty sure our scope mirrors what Delta's is since they were used as the template for ours. There may be some wording/ratio differences, but the gist is the same.
Following quotes from the Delta Contract (red lined version) and negotiator notepads.
Where Delta is different is that the 717 is considered the new SNB, thus allowing more of the 76 seaters.
43. “New small narrowbody aircraft” means a B-717 or an A-319 aircraft that is not in the Company's fleet as of [DOS].
one of up to 255 jet102 aircraft configured with 51-70 passenger seats and certificated 1 in the United States with a maximum gross takeoff weight of 86,000 pounds or less 2 (“70-seat jetsaircraft”), and 3 df. one of up to 120 jet153 aircraft configured with 71-76 passenger seats and certificated 4 in the United States with a maximum gross takeoff weight of 86,000 pounds or less 5 (“76-seat jets”). The number of 76-seat jets may be increased above 120 by three 76- 6 seat jets for each aircraft above the number of aircraft in the baseline fleet operated by 7 the Company (in service, undergoing maintenance and operational spares) as of 8 October 30, 2008. The baseline fleet number will be 440+N, in which N is the 9 number of aircraft (in service, undergoing maintenance and operational spares but not 10 including permitted aircraft types) added to the Company's baseline fleet from NWA. 11 The number and type of all aircraft in the Company's fleet on October 30, 2008 will 12 be provided to the Association. The number of 70-seat jets plus 76-seat jets permitted 13 by Section 1 B. aircraft”).40. may not exceed 255. 14 ExceptionException one: If the Company establishes a fleet of new small 15 narrowbody aircraft, the number of permitted 76-seat aircraft may increase on a 16 one 76-seat aircraft for each one and one quarter new small narrowbody aircraft 17 (1:1.25) ratio (rounded to the closest integer) up to a total of 223 76-seat aircraft. 18 In the event more than 153 76-seat aircraft are in category A or C operations, 19 then on January 1, 2014, and each succeeding January 1 thereafter, the 20 Company will implement its plan to reduce the number of 50-seat aircraft in 21 category A or C operations below Y (the number of 50-seat aircraft in category 22 A or C operations as of [DOS]) rounded to the closest integer, as follows: 23 1) 2.7 50-seat aircraft for each of the first additional ten 76-seat aircraft 24 (above 153), 25 2) 2.7 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 26 (above 163), 27 3) 2.8 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 28 (above 173), 29 4) 2.9 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 30 (above 183), 31 5) 3.0 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 32 (above 193). 33 6) 3.1 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 34 (above 203), and 35 7) 4.6 50-seat aircraft for each of the next additional ten 76-seat aircraft 36 (above 213). 37 Note one: Upon the delivery of a 223rd 76-seat aircraft, the number of 38 permitted 50-seat aircraft will be 125 regardless of the number otherwise 39 provided in Exception one.
Scope
Currently, the Company operates 598 regional jets through their DCI partners. This agreement establishes a hard overall cap of 450 DCI aircraft (and now includes large turboprops in that number) when the Company takes delivery of additional 76-seat aircraft
– Includes a hard cap of:
• 125 50-seat aircraft
• 102 70-seat aircraft
• 223 76-seat aircraft
Minimum required ratio of flying between mainline and DCI
– If mainline block hours decrease beyond threshold in the future, a corresponding decrease in DCI block hours will be required
Eliminated conversion of 70-seat aircraft to 76-seat aircraft based on mainline growth
– 3:1 conversion to 76-seat aircraft above 767 mainline jets eliminated