2. SJ’s configured with 51-76 seats not owned, leased, financed, or controlled by NWA and operated at Feeder Carriers flying their own aircraft.
• No limitations on use.
• Must have a certificated seating capacity of 86 seats or less, with the exception that if the CRJ-900LR is operated the maximum seating certification level is 90 seats.
• Limited to 55 aircraft.
• The 55 limit may be exceeded on a 1:1 basis with the “entering into service” of a 77-110 seat configured SJ to be flown at NWA mainline. The pay rates and work rules for the 77-110 seat mainline SJ are covered later.
You are correct. They are limited to 76 seats. But lets not forget that they can be certified for up to 90 seats (like the CRJ-900 and EMB-175). Hmm... What airline allowed 90 seat jets before a month ago. America West using Mesa CRJ-900's. That was it. Now Northwest is allowing 55
of them flown by feeder carriers. Oh, and what's this 1:1 ratio. All Northwest has to do is order 100 of these 77-110 seat jets, and now the feeders can have 190 of these 90 seat jets.
Why would Northwest want to order 100 of these 100+ seat jets. Oh, how about to replace those 115 DC-9's that average over 30 years old.
NORTHWEST PILOTS JUST GOT SCREWED!!! This section will allow almost 200 of these 90 seat jets to be operated at a SEPARATE regional. And that is just to replace the DC-9's. Now imagine Northwest wants to expand a little. Maybe 250-300 CRJ-900 type aircraft at SEPARATE regionals. Wow. And we haven't even covered Compass yet.
4. SJ’s configured with 51-76 seats which are flown at a separate wholly owned subsidiary/affiliate of NWA (called “SJet” for now”).
• No limitations on use.
• Must have a certificated seating capacity of 86 seats or less, with the exception that if the CRJ-900LR is operated the maximum seating certification level is 90 seats.
• Limited to 90 total aircraft, which is inclusive of the 55 aircraft limit for the Feeder Carrier flying.
• The 90 aircraft limit may be exceeded on a 1:1 basis with the “entering into service” of a 77-110 seat configured SJ to be flown at NWA mainline.
Oh, so Compass is limited to 90 of these 90 seat aircraft. Same 1:1 provision allows MORE regional aircraft.
• NWA would be allowed to sell “SJet” after 10 77-110 seat configured Small Jets “are in active service” at NWA mainline.
• If the successor owner of “SJet” does not comply with the Flow Up / Down provisions, the number of 51-76 seat SJs being flown by Feeder Carriers would be required to be reduced to a baseline of 55 aircraft.
• The pay rates and work rules for the “SJet” flying are covered later.
• Note: the trigger for NWA to outsource up to 90 76 seat configured aircraft is dependent upon maintaining the flow up/down process.
Do I really have to explain this or can you see how management can screw Northwest pilots buy selling it almost immediately, and then cancelling the flowthrough. Oh, pay rates to be discussed later. Way to dance around the issue.
6. A mainline narrowbody fleet threshold (floor) would be established one year after emergence from bankruptcy.
Wasn't this what this entire negotiation was for. How could it not have been covered.
Part 2
• Furloughed NWA pilots are entitled to 5 new hire jobs at the Feeder Carrier operating the aircraft.
• The Feeder Carrier’s furloughed pilots have first right to any jobs at their airline.
• The furloughed NWA pilots employed at the Feeder Carrier would work under the terms of that carrier’s pilot contract.
Part 3
• Furloughed NWA pilots would then be entitled to ½ of the Captain and ½ of the First Officer positions created to operate the aircraft provided by NWA. (Except at Mesaba, where there are already pilots operating 35 Avros, which will be replaced.)
• The furloughed NWA pilots employed at the Feeder Carrier would work under the terms of that carrier’s pilot contract.
Part 4
• Furloughed NWA pilots have the first right to the jobs at “SJet”, but will be on a separate seniority list.
• There would be a “flow up / flow down” between pilots at “SJet” and NWA, including new hire pilots at SJet and NWA. The flow up / down would be subject to metering limitations.
Here are all the lines worrying about the furloughed Northwest pilots. Like I said earlier, ALPA had their head up their @$$ worrying about those furloughed pilots. Now Northwest is recalling ALL OF THEIR FURLOUGHED PILOTS, and this is not an issue.