Industry average rates are a given because the market is set and because Delta pilots won't allow less.
Separately, if this is voted down, 3B4 continues to move us to those industry average rates.
Under the new TA the commingling of profit sharing and pay rates destroys the effectiveness of the clauses. This concession removes leverage and real rate increases during prolonged negotiations. The future negotiators will have to make quick deals similar to TA1 to show pay rate gains for the TVM crowd that will have no patience for a normal section 6 duration. That quick deal will probably take the form of converted PS into pay rates, forfeiting our tie to profit generated outside Delta operations.
Meanwhile our global international flying is capped at 650,000 block hours and the JV partnerships (along with new ones still to be announced) do the majority of the Delta branded revenue/profit generating international flying.
Lastly, consider the 1E9 brand release from the MEC once the previous is accomplished. What would motivate the MEC to take this action? Pay rates, an increase in the International Block hour minimum, more widebody orders?
Last edited by notEnuf; 10-23-2016 at 10:27 PM.