Originally Posted by
DALFA
I don't believe so. Just look at the NWA CBA and you will see that their duty rigs are by far superior to ours at DL. No matter if I am on duty 8 hours or 16 hours my minimum rest is 8 hours behind the door, at NW if block exeeds 8 hours they go up to 9, and if they exeed 12 they get 10 hours. That is huge, you all know how tired one can be after 15-16 hours on duty...
There are other things that are better off in the NWA CBA, now if you look at hourly pay...yes at DL its actually a little higher, but remember that NWA F/As didnt take any pay cuts until 2005...and that this contract was pretty much imposed while NWA was in Ch.11
You are speaking about crew rest. Duty rigs are generally referred to as 1 for 2, 1 for 3.5 ect... In that area Delta is at the top.
You also have to be very careful with rest rules. If you increase required rest you often decrease the value of rotations. A trip now flown as a 3 day with 3 duty periods worth 17 hours becomes a 3 day trip with two duty periods and a 30 hour layover now worth 11 hours. If you go back to 8 hours max flight time per day you lose all the high time turns the flight attendants love so much. Everything has a cause and effect. Delta flight attendants enjoy some of the best rotation construction in the industry. One last point on rest. A cap is the cornerstone of any contract. If DAL goes back to a 80 hour cap you will hear the screaming in Bombay from Atlanta.