Heyas Bar,

You are right on the mark.

We need people on the NC that understand that the negotiators are there to improve the job security and benefits of mainline pilots as a first priority.

Cooperating to make the airline run? Sure, but only as a secondary goal, and only where such goal coincides with the interests of the pilot group.

Make no mistake. 100 seaters are the next goal of management. As we saw the 76 seaters obviate the need for 100 seaters, 100 seaters will eliminate the 125 seat at the mainline. Delete the 70+ A319s and 30+ DC-9-50s and you now see the "Scope" of the problem we face.

You DO NOT need a aircraft of equal capacity to replace mainline flying, but rather an aircraft with the "economic envelope" to do the same job (more/ frequent 70 seaters to replace fewer 100 seaters).

Nu