Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
DCI is struggling to even come close to staffing what they have now for the summer schedule. It will be even worse the next few years. I doubt more large RJ's will even be discussed. I'm sure they want more seats in what they have, but they can't staff more airframes and doubt we will see a push for that.
What we will see is a push to soften the language of our JV balance agreements which means widebody Delta jobs go to AF/KLM, Virgin, GOL, and Aeromexico......and soon China Eastern. Way more of a threat to Delta pilots than the RJ threat at this point.
I have been concerned about the wide body issue since the first time I saw a Delta aircraft painted in Skyteam colors. I was just in Amsterdam and saw a KLM aircraft painted in Skyteam colors. I thought it was Delta when I first saw it. Definite threat.