Not a contract question because I don't think these have any business being a part of our TA, but if we were to take delivery of 717s and/or additional A319s, where would they be based?

My guess is ATL and NYC.

717s replace the 9 in ATL and increase lift to some shorter stage length LGA markets. The 319s make up for the longer segments the 717 can't cover. Perhaps we'll see entertainment systems on newly acquired 319s.

I'm just hoping to bid out of NYC, but this doesn't seem to promising:(

I'd agree that NYC/ATL would be shoe ins. DTW also seems likely. And probably SEA and LAX once we roll back the AS code share abuse. :mad: I know, not likely we will do that.

Still makes me wonder how DTW is chock full of 737s and MD-88s at 6am flown by ATL and NYC pilots, but it's apparently forbidden to give those management haters in DTW a plane to fly where they live. Driving to work. What a concept.

And it really shouldn't be this way. Yes the company has the advantage of seeing the big picture while throwing the NC off track with distractions but there are thousands of eagle eyed contract lawyers in this country who know how to look for the loopholes and close them up.

As far as I am concerned the ALPA lawyers we have used need to be immediately fired as they have proven their worth (worthless!). The company has smarter, more astute lawyers in their court.

The company and it's legal team school ALPA/us every single time. We need to change things up if we don't want to be scratching our heads in six months or six years wondering how so many little details that jack our pay/qol/career progression slipped through the cracks.

I agree completely. Have seen this happen all too often. A contract quickly becomes meaningless with loose wording such as you have mentioned.

DTW as a 73 base could happen at some point within the next 2 years. DL has way too many 73 bases for the size of the fleet as it is to justify opening up another one anywhere. But I think as the 100 additional 737's come on line DTW will see a 73 base as well as either a 717 base or a rebuilding of the 320 base that was canibalized to fund shifting the Roosevelt hotel bill from the company to the pilots.

There are 2 different buckets, SC bucket and Days of Availability bucket. The SC bucket applies only to those with in the same Days of Availability bucket. If you are good for 4 days and he is good for 3, it doesn't matter how many SC's he has compared to you. He could have 1 & you could have 3, & if scheduling wants the 4 day guy on SC then you're getting it.

IOW more scheduling sophistry. They can do what they want and as long as you're not in a large, well staffed base, they will find a way to make it legal.

Man did you hit the nail on the head with that gem!:mad:

Listen to the investor call tomorrow.