Originally Posted by
Professor
Junglebus,
At first blush it looks like a crap deal. I thought the exact same thing.
It has taken be three days to understand it.
There are downside protections now. Our 757's get included in the balance. UK traffic is removed. And we spent get penalized for upguaging as we take delivery of 330's/350's.
This and sick leave are elements I feel need the most individual scrutiny and debate.
I asked you to provide untilted truthful information.
One of your very next posts....
"The use of aircraft block hours provides better downside protection since the reduction of a single Air France A380 is roughly the available seat kilometer equivalent parking of two Delta A330s. When Delta upgrades capacity an aircraft block hour ratio avoids any penalties from replacing B767-300ERs or 757s with A330s and A350s."
Where is the opposite scenario clearly spelling out potential downside?? You know, Delta using 737 ETOPS while Air France adds more 777-300's and A380 on a one for one basis??! Aren't 737's the airplane we have the most orders for now?
Further, in C2012, we were told emphatically pilot block hours was the most effective way to measure and protect our fair percent of flying.
Sailingfun, who apparently was in the inner circle at the time, has repeatedly stated that pilot block hours is the end all be all to production balance so many times I've lost track.
Now suddenly it's aircraft block hours. Again, C2012 pilot block hours and a 3 years look back, 1 year cure. There was all kinds of fancy presentations on why this was so great. Let's not forget, that agreement had NO CLEARLY SPELLED OUT PENALTY for noncompliance. Ultimately we had very little to hold the companies feet to the fire and ended up getting peanuts in return. Care to tell us what the specific, measurable penalty is this time? Oh, Richard didn't want that. Got it.
Btw, this noncompliance stuff is reminding me of the Delta Private Jets violation. Instead of demanding compliance, with some prodding from Richard DALPA simply changed the agreement to allow Delta what they were doing. Forgive and forget and all that.
You guys are contradicting yourselves. It appears you just say whatever is convenient to sell what Richard has decided to engage early negotiations for. DALPA no longer has a leg to stand on. Credibility = shot. Based upon how we have seen your promises play out previously, my money is on Richard for the win.
PS- These statements below....
"Flying to Latin American and trans-Pacific has grown and this growth far exceeds the shortfall in the trans-Atlantic agreement.
There is no data to support the conclusion that the change to a Block Hour metric has, or will, cost a single job. Delta has fully deployed it’s international wide body fleet into markets it can most profitably serve. Wide-body utilization has increased and is very high.
Delta will continue to deploy its fleet most profitably. 50% is not a goal, it is a downside protection. Nothing prevents the Company from flying more than 50%. The reality is that the Company is growing our percentage of flying."
Pure marketing fluff.