Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Good post, you are correct. But this also explains why Delta does not really perceive narrowbody domestic flying as a core part of its business and why, economically, they are willing to outsource it.

It is fine if management wants to think this way, but as a union we need to define "Delta flying" as broadly as we can and write our future scope like other multi employer agreements so that it spans multiple carriers and certificates.

I'd also hope that as we become the lastest "world's largest network airline" that we do not fall victim to losing our core competencies that put us here in the first place. Transcontinental flying may not be sexy in these days of ultra long haul lie flat 110,000 pounds of thrust per engine wonder machines, but we need it to pay the bills. Obviously we'd be more profitable if our costs matched Southwest's and we would not have to run from AirTran while throwing RJ's down to cover our retreat.