Originally Posted by
boilerpilot
No, just the 25 or however many they have that are over the original cap. Not all of them.
Originally Posted by
Schwartz
No, that's a separate LOA that basically says they can violate the large RJ cap unless they furlough anyone (in exchange for a solid interpretation of their scope). If they furlough anyone senior to September 1, 2001, zero 76 seat jets are allowed. Pre SOC this is about 200 from NWA, and 600 from DAL; post SOC it is about 440 total pilots. 10% of the DAL list is well above any of these numbers
From section 1.B.40.e:
Exception one: If a pilot on the seniority list with an employment date prior to September 1, 2001 is placed on furlough, the Company will convert all 76-seat jets for operation as 70-seat jets.
Schwartz is correct. There are
3 seperate caveats that effect the number of 76 seaters allowed under DCI. The
first caveat came from the DAL side, and it states that if furloughs go back to a 2001 hire then ALL 71-76 seaters must be reduced to 70 seaters. He is also correct in that DAL could furlough MORE guys on the DAL side PRE-SOC before hitting a 2001 hire. This is because DAL hired 600+ guys post 9-11 as compared to NWA only hiring 150ish.
The
second caveat is that if the flow through is CXD the total # of 76 seaters is reduced by 35. This is whether the flow is CXD by DAL, OR by a result of Compass being sold.
The
third caveat was a result of a recent LOA which states that if ANY DAL pilot is furloughed then any 71-76 seater ABOVE the cap must be reduced to a 70 seater. This was the additional furlough protection that was recently obtained for the bottom 400.