Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
You know what would've been cool?
If DALPA had laid out the exact cost to operate CRJ900s/E175s here and taken into account the quality control, productivity and ROI that operating those jets at mainline instead of DCI provided the company and then published it and flight for it.
So just how are you going to get management to publish competitively sensitive data (CPA costs)?
Btw, the analysis was done. The MEC was briefed. With the actual numbers, not speculation and assumption. It didn't work out as you wish it did. Ask the current and former code-share guys if you want another source.
Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Whatever nickle and dime short comings we'd had because of pilot hourly pay would've been more than made up for with improved QC, productivity and roi.
Management disagrees with your assumptions, and they have the data to back it up. Since C2012 the cost differences have grown more stark, as our costs are up 20% and DCI costs are down substantially (PCL bankruptcy reset, contract renegotiations). DCI is down about 150 jets, mainline is up a bunch. And that's with fuel dropping 40%, which makes the RJ's more competitive.
Oh, and before you trot out your 3 year old spreadsheets (how do those look now anyway
) UAL is just beginning their RJ reductions this year. Other than upgauging, AMR hasn't really gotten started in a meaningful way except for transferring Envoy assets. So for something that was "going to happen anyway" it took our competitors 3 years to begin. We're already back in negotiations for a new deal. FDX, SWA, and UPS "wound the clock." UAL won't negotiate for another year and still lags us by a year. APA traded the guts of their contract (scope, sick leave, disability, work rules) for pay, but is now stuck until 2020 (new amendable date).
And you're flying in a shiny "new" jet, and DCI has about 30% fewer pilots.
