Originally Posted by
HercDriver130
FACT of the matter is Mainline MGT does not want any large scale integration. FACT is... they want OUT of the domestic business directly... meaning they would prefer that ALL domestic flying or at least the vast majority of it is done by contract or wholly owned carriers. They have been moving in this direction for 20 years ....the train has left the station... going to be real difficult to put that train back in the shed.
First fact is correct, no company wants their seniority roster increased 1000 numbers, or 2000 numbers, or 3000 numbers overnight by pilots you did not hire, who do not necessarily meet your qualifications, who you might have turned down in the past and who would add to your benefits and tax costs.
Second fact is questionable. DAL does not want a majority or all of its domestic flying farmed out. If you're going to farm that much out might as well farm out the entire airline and get out of the airline industry all together and we can go around and around on this but whats the point? The truth is, the company can own 76 seat jets that have a CA, FO and 2 FAs that combined probably make what our most junior 88 A makes. If you don't use that to the max of your ability then those who own Deltas purse strings will come calling. Everyone has a boss.
They're playing by the rules to own 76 seaters and have DCI fly them, now we just need the rules committee to meet and change them such that its to our benefits. And that'll only happen if DALPA figures out a way to make it happen. And unfortunately, from what I'm hearing and seeing,
some in charge at DALPA would probably rather have DAL pilots furloughed then have anyone on property be forced to fly a small 76 seat jet.
New rule: you cannot fly an aircraft at DCI that has the same seating capacity of any aircraft DAL has ever owned... so the crop dusters sat how many? 1?