Perhaps Bucking can give some insight on the following potential issues regaring scope:

1) Isn't Alitalia (AZ) leaving SkyTeam in 2017? If that is the case, what effect does their exit have on these discussions/ratios?

2) Isn't it possible that the whole JV alliance could pull back Trans-Atlantic flying and thereby we could still be above 46.5% (i.e., 47.5% of a smaller combined EASK pool) and thus not trigger the 650,000 hr floor?

3) Have the company and DALPA agreed on a remedy should the company not be in compliance with the 46.5% floor and/or the block hour floor?

Thanks...