Originally Posted by Young Jack

When did you hear me say they should not follow the contract?

Originally Posted by Young Jack

How about 50 and 84, or 51/83, maybe 51.5/82.5..Do you get where Im going? The contract sets a plausible benchmark in which we will operate such as the 48/60 rule. We could argue why not 49/59 or 48/61 till the cows come home. However, the broader goal of this stipulation is that we all take a hit before we let any man go. That is a good thing. Now, as I stated since we are in an economic slow period I would prefer that we dont bang the equality drum as hard and focus more on what is and more importantly what is not profitable. There does come a point (Im a junior non military, no side business guy) where you have to furlough, again this 48/60 rule is a good blunt instrument that addresses that concern. Now if the company can show that a particular fleet is not generating the revenue, all else being equal than yes I would say this aircraft group is going to have less BLG associated with it than another aircraft group. I look at the BLG difference not so much as an attack on a particular pilot group but addressing where we get our most bang for the buck from AC profitability. As I read the email, there would still be no furloughs no drop below the 48/60 just a difference in BLG between the AC groups.