Originally Posted by
Eric Stratton
do you think that the new delta staffing could be closer to nwa rules rather than deltas?
what makes delta staff their airplanes with more pilots than nwa?
I know your holding out for delta rules which means 400 more pilots (as stated on these boards) but what happens if you are closer to nwa rules wouldn't that mean delta could be over staffed rather than nwa understaffed?
Well, if that were to happen, it would be via a new JPWA whose staffing formula would be applicable to the "New Delta". At that point there would be no more NWA and "old" DAL.
Also, as someone else stated, IMO, any move backwards would be immediately voted down.
As far as why DAL staffs their planes heavier, it's just a negotiated contract item as far as I know. We do staff the over 12 hour stuff with 2 CA's and 2 FO's, wheras NWA does it with 1 CA and 3 FO's. That really doesn't change the total number of people you need, but it doubles the high dollar jobs on the NWA side for the long haul stuff.