Originally Posted by
Trip7
Looks like capacity is shrinking due to the down guaging of aircraft from 747 to 777/ER/330 and overflying Narita from Seattle.
IMO it doesn't look like pilot block hours in the Pacific will decrease, especially when the A350 arrives.
EASKs are the standard for industry agreements. Stick with a single metric or the production balance is meaningless. Block hours are useless to match the flow of commerce outsourced. 1.E. covers non JV codesharing. Too lengthy to post but there are some good protections especially for higher ownership levels. They just need to be enforced not treated as negotiating pawns.