Originally Posted by EWRflyr

Don't dwell on that. The A350XWB order will be canceled before one frame is delivered and Boeing will get more firm 787 orders to take their place.

Do appreciate support from the other groups. The mechanics seem to understand it pretty easily, but most of the FAs I talk with need to be "educated" as to the value of CAL's scope clause. They don't seem to understand, initially, that our scope clause keeps their jobs as well. It is amazing to see the light bulb go on when I explain the ripple effect it would have if we allow 70-110 seat airplanes to be contracted out to other carriers: fewer airplanes = fewer pilots = fewer flight attendants = fewer mechanics = fewer agents = fewer dispatchers = fewer schedulers.

Many of the CAL employees still have their jobs BECAUSE of the scope clause in the pilot contract, yet management has done a good job of making us look like we are just greedy and pitting other work groups against us. We do all the work (i.e. scope negotiations) and this is the thanks we get? Thankfully though I am beginning to see a change because of this merger and other employees are seeing the true value of scope.