The DAL-S side of things is a little different than the DAL-N side of things. With the 88 there are a few ways around displacing.
First, our VP of Ops stated last month that he wanted to displace as little as possible. He figured there would be some displacements b/c of the 10% reduction of international this fall. That said, our loads are well above projection. There is also some resilience to our yeild. That is where the rubber meets the road. He sees a need to displace, but if our loads continue this way, there may not be a need.
Add to this, the fact that the 2010 2Q and 3Q staffing requirements have remained unchanged. It layman's terms, they do not need the cuts that are required for this fall. They could just SIL the excess this winter, and that is the best option.
Now how do deal with the 88. Flt Ops has always stated that they would prefer to hire than displace due to the costs associated with displacing. They have been told repeatedly not to hire. So we displaced, a few months later than planned, but we did it anyway. They could also deal with it, by dropping the ALV for the winter months. Best guess is possible hiring next year.
I have figured looking at all the data that they need displace about 50-60 FO's to the 88. That would drop the TLV within limits for the year. We could also have a LOA with better incentives that are currently offered. In a nut shell it is being worked on. Whatever costs the least and has the minimum impact on the operation will be what is chosen.
As for DAL-N there are lots of plans for your jets in 12-36 months. No need to move people only to move them again.