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Delta apparently loosened up scope to get that and "medical freedom".
You willing to give up scope?
I read the Delta language. A lawyer would drive a truck through it. Autonomous aircraft won't have pilots, they will have a "flight manager" or some such.
No one has been more vocal than me on this subject (just search past threads I've started). Mandating it in contracts is not going to solve it.
For starters, removing one pilot from a 767 sized jet has the same economic equivalence of reducing fuel burn by 25%. If AA does not do that, a competitor will, and it won't matter that we have two pilots because no one will be buying tickets on us (too expensive compared to competition).
Second, this is not an issue until 2035-2040 time frame. Let's tackle it when retirements subside and we have more leeway in regards to other QOL issues as well. The company is physically unable to hire replacement pilots at the feeders, there is little chance they are going to agree today on matters that increase pilots required on property (or put a high price on QOL issues).
Thirdly, anyone in the 35 and under age bracket needs to take their signing bonuses and RJ paychecks and forgo the $1m home and $80k truck and invest the money today. There is little the union can do to stop single/no-pilot from happening.
What comes LONG before pilotless AC? Single pilot ops. That’s what DALPA is protecting against. I’d say you can driving a truck through zero language a lot easier than through the DAL language. At least it exists.
Look, I don’t care how you or anyone else votes. I said why I’m voting the way I am, and so far I’ve seen no evidence to change that. This is one of many issues, and I’m perfectly comfortable in my current life.