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TANSTAAFL
I hear that the support of DPA is coming primarily from two different demographics - relatively junior pilots who are upset with National's alleged conflict on Scope, and a number of very senior former N Red Book pilots.
I can understand the former even if I don't agree with the "fix", however the latter had me scratching my head until someone showed me some of the names from a email list - these are many of the same guys that were vocally against the TDC MPP plan at fNWA. The same group that has lost in court 4x against ALPA now to overturn the TDC. So the MO is get rid of ALPA and try to reverse the decision a'la the USAPA attempt to undo their SLI.
Other than the common goal of getting rid of ALPA, I see little these two groups have in common. In fact I see the latter throwing the former under the bus at the first opportunity to recoup their retirement out of the back pockets of the former
I believe that to be pure speculation. As a fairly senior fNWA guy, I have many reasons. The TDC is not one of them. And by the way, there's nothing "alleged" about ALPA's conflict of interest. It is absolutely profound. I believe it is the main reason that our elected officials refuse to even utter the word Scope in any communications.
Carl