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.
Heyas ACL,
I'm with the others. The economics on the 50 seater are currently so bad that they will attrit themselves. Let them.
But even if they weren't, you CAN'T replace a A320 with 3 RJ200s. You CAN replace it with 1 E170. It's not the lower end of the RJ scale that is doing GROSS damage to the DC9/319 flying. Indirectly yes (and it still needs control), but not the wholesale replacement that the 76 seaters are causing.
For the company to offer the above deal, means that the lower end is in fiscal peril, and they're trying to sell refrigerators in the arctic.
Nu