Originally Posted by
Fr8doggie
I'm no contract expert, but I believe the strengthening of scope would occur when we as Fedex pilots start flying the routes. That would establish us as "owners" of that flying. Once that began it would be much more difficult for the company to fly future int'l routes without Fedex pilots.
Doggie,
I agree with you. When you read our CBA, once our pilots begin to fly the route, it belongs to us. I think the point ira was trying to make was the scope language the MEC was hanging their hat on was already in existance in our contract. LOA didn't change that. LOA didn't add to that. LOA only got our guys to do the work. The only big picture on scope with respect to the LOA: if in fact FDX would have done it without us (ie farmed it out). LOA or NO LOA, I would guess that sabre might have been rattled.