Originally Posted by
Trip7
Now we are getting somewhere!
Because their Scope ALLOWs them to. Our scope does not. While our scope allows them to add more 76 seaters our Block Hour protections forces them to remove 50 seaters and and add more mainline block hours before EACH additional 76 seater is allowed in service. This language does not exist at AA and you see the results.
#ScopeChoke
Looks to me like the company has been retiring 50 seaters at a much faster rate than set forth in the PWA. Which tells me our scope is not FORCING the company to do anything - rather, the 50 seaters are being retired at a rapid rate because it fits the company's business plan.
WRT your block hour protection argument, the company has been well above the compliance line for quite some time. If the PWA were "forcing" any action on their part, they would be much closer to the limit than they are. Again, I believe what we're seeing is market forces compelling the company's actions, not the PWA.
Bottom line, I'm not willing to accept 50 more large RJs at DCI. We have EMB190/CRJ900 rates in our current PWA - if the company needs more large RJs, they can have Delta pilots fly them.