Originally Posted by
Baradium
That contract was a scope concession from the pilot group. That pilots try to sell it themselves as a win is sickening. You are celebrating reducing the number of airframes of a type that Delta was already parking (the 50 seaters) in exchange for allowing MORE of the planes they wanted (76 seaters) as a win?
You not only didn't "improve" RJ scope, you sold more of it.
It was a huge win for the pilots and resulted in Delta hiring more pilots than the other major airlines combined over the life of the contract. Without the changes in the 76 seat limits Delta would not have been able to get the existing lift contracts terminated and renegotiated. Results matter, they were far better than the forum projected.