Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
I see what you are saying. I did not know that DALPA has the power to actually make it happen. I thought the ball was all on the management's side of the court. Oh well, it was a wishful thinking anyway. I don't think it will happen either because pilots in control of DALPA don't want to give up anything for junior pilots.
Anything can be negotiated for the right price. It would require DALPA agreeing to fly the RJ for a cost structure similar to (albeit higher than) ours. They won't agree to that.
And you hit the nail on the head about the senior/junior thing. They have a huge divide over there, even though they don't like to admit it. The senior pilots are most worried about pay, retirement and equipment (more heavies). The junior pilots are most worried about scope erosion. The senior control DALPA, so guess what... scope keeps getting sold for what they want.