Originally Posted by
gloopy
Does the EDV LOA/TA allow a company pull down in the event those 35 RJ's are permanently removed by the arbitrator? Even if they are, DL still needs pilots and an EDV with or without those 35 will still be a large spply of pilots. In fact, adding those 35 to EDV actually increases the churn and staffing issues a flow would exacerbate, right?
Anyway I don't see the 35 RJ's in question ending the flow. It *might* end the flow down provision, would would make it an all win no lose proposition to EDV pilots anyway.
Originally Posted by
gloopy
That possibility (or not) within whatever agreement EDV has is one question. Another is would they eliminate the flow. Yet another is even if they do, if they still hire a similar amount of pilots from there, how would that hurt morale? Finally, even if DALPA loses and the company can deploy those 35 large RJ's, what certainty would there be that they go to EDV anyway and not SKYW/Republic/Mesa/etc?
Yes, the Endeavor Flow LOA includes a clause to nullify the entire LOA if DL loses in arbitration. And if (when) DL loses, that's exactly what will happen. I would bet a month's pay they pull it down immediately. The ONLY reason they offered a flow was as a means to an end: 35 more RJ's. It's just that simple - and Machiavellian. DL management even agreed not to use one of the 35 until after the arbitrator rules, and you can bet they won't flow a single body unless and until they prevail.
The irony of the whole thing is that the 35 RJ's probably wouldn't even go to Endeavor, certainly not all of them. But their MEC was given a take it or leave it offer. They really had no choice in the matter. And it probably will hurt 9E morale, especially for those lifers who had a brief glimmer of hope. Which again shows how cold a maneuver it is (was).