Originally Posted by Scoop

No worries. Even though I would prefer them not coming I see it happening. I know that I am in the minority on this and that is OK - I respect the guys that will vote No with 1 more RJ and that is also OK.

Here is my thinking on this. I lived through the decade where 50 more large RJs resulted in hundreds of furloughed Delta Pilots. I don't see that happening here. Like I said we can look at C-2012 and see actual results - we don't have to speculate. Scope is to protect jobs - could we have possibly hired more Pilots if C-2012 was not passed? I don't know but I doubt it.

After living through the last decade I did breathe a sigh of relief when we ordered the C series and basically felt that we may have lost a few RJs battles but that we won the war. We held the line at 76 seats and the number of RJ seats is rapidly going down. Yes 50 seaters will probably go away anyway - I do believe that, but if we can get a bunch of other improvements in our PWA for this I am willing to give it a look.

I get the angst over more RJs and also find it distasteful, but I am not willing to vote No on a deal that allows more RJs if I don's see those RJs as hurting DAL Pilots - which I just don't see. I understand the principled No vote and in the past I would probably be doing the same but I see it as futile right now.

I know this is an very unpopular thing to say on the forums but it is how I feel.

Scoop