Originally Posted by
newKnow
Excuse me?
Geeze. Can you say fence fight? Did the SLI say that 5 year fences apply to all 747-400's or just the ones we have?
If that happens, even good news can turn into a food (aircraft) fight.
Heyas New,
The 747 fence applied to any and all 747s (both -200s and -400s). Any new one's on the property that were NOT replacement aircraft would be fenced to the fNWA side, exactly the same that any and all 777s (again, that are NOT replacement AC) would be fenced to the fDAL side.
If any new 747s or 777s show up, over and above the current fleet count, without the parking of similar mission aircraft, then it's pretty cut and dried who gets what. If any aircraft show up in a PURE cargo configuration, then that's pretty clear also.
You also had a couple of generic whales in pax configuration doing charters that were parked along with the rest of the -200s, so there COULD be a claim of some kind of replacement for that lift, but we're talking about 2 airplanes (but important nonetheless, especially to the guys on them).
Practically speaking, the 777-200 and the 747-400 are the same (pay wise...absurd, but that ship has sailed), so really, doubleyou tee eff is the point of the fences at this stage of the game.
But the guys who the fences matter to are in charge, or at least have the ear/checkbook of the MEC, so make no mistake, this will continue to be a sore issue.
Nu