Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
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.
I don't know DALPA's contract but I imagine the Alaska codeshare limitation is a result of domestic flying scope. Not many airline pilot contracts can stop their airline from obtaining a codeshare agreement with a foreign airline. Codesharing for LCCs like jetBlue and Virgin helps the LCCs get traffic out to international arenas where they have no service. If someone wants to book on jetBlue or Virgin going to Dubai from Chicago, they cannot. But jetBlue and Virgin's codeshare with Emirates allows that passenger to book a flight from ORD to Dubai via a domestic jetBlue/Virgin leg and then a connection to Emirates. This brings in revenue to jetBlue/Virgin. And lets admit that jetBlue/Virgin are probably never going to Dubai.
And didn't AA sign a JV with Qatar Airways?