The proposed JV scope change looks similar in some unfavorable ways to the Virgin Australia deal (signed by Heiko & co.). That VAus deal was sold as protecting the minimum floor of the US-Aus theater flying for DL. In reality, it allows VAus to fly more than double DL's frequency on those routes.

Now we're seeing the 650,000 international block hour floor "protection" as a remedy for allowing company's failure to meet 48.5% eask in the TAJV. My suspicion is that 650,000 block hours would fall below the new 46.5% eask floor also contained in the AIP. I also suspect that we are above 650,000 block hours currently. Factor all of that in (again, a couple of assumptions made) and the 650,000 block hour floor allows the company to go below the 46.5% eask TAJV while keeping the company in compliance with the PWA. Seems like a bait and switch. I hope DALPA produces some #s to prove me wrong.

Finally, there is no mention of enforcement mechanisms. So the ultimate failure is that the company will likely continue violating whatever "floors" are established without any meaningful recourse for the pilot group.