Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
jetBlue is ALPA and Virgin is about to be soon. What would you expect ALPA to do against pilots for something that their management decides to do that is well outside a pilot CBA?
Nothing against pilots, how about the companies they work for? It's not really well outside of a CBA. Scope is section 1 in most CBA's. We all saw how far behind the curve ALPA was on scope in the late 90's and saw a decade lost to outsourcing flying to RJ's. Will ALPA be just as far behind the curve on this issue and allow ALPA represented carriers to code share and sign JV's with ME carriers?
Last time I checked DALPA had code share limitations in section 1 regarding the Alaska code share. What kind of code share limitations does Alaska have in regards to the Emirates deal? What will JetBlue and VA negotiate in their first ALPA contracts?
With that said, it may be easier to control the growth by being involved in extensive code share's or JV's with the ME carriers.