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Old 04-22-2010 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
Here is another thought that I have been pondering and I am curious to see what the group thinks: (That is a warning)

I have been thinking about a few things in regard to our DCI flying. These FFD or Cost Plus contracts are a big money loser for DAL. We have a limit of 255 on 70/76 seat jets. DAL wants to modify these contracts.

So;
Lets say DAL management came to D-ALPA with a proposal to allow a certain number of 76 seat jets. That number could be anything up to the 255 allowable number now. I will not pick a specific number, just up to that number. In return they will cap DCI at 300-400 total aircraft. It is a hard number and cuts DCI in half for allowing at a max 102 more 76 seat jets.

What are your thoughts on this. It is a victory to control scope as well as a concession to allow more 76 seat jets. What do you think of it? My gut is telling me that something like this may be the next paper across the table.
My thoughts are that the number of aircraft in DCI will naturally drop to the 450-500 range. The economics of the CRJ 200 is particularly poor. The company has been parking and will continue to park CRJ-200s, so why agree to allow additional 76 seat RJs in return for the company parking jets they were going to park regardless?

If Delta needs more 76 seat jets they can fly as many as they want with Delta pilots.