Delta TA Vote NO leverage

[dalad]

GL, why not create mainline jobs with the new -900's? At $2.5B to reengine the old -200's, you aren't sticking by the old standby "mainline is too expensive" are you?

The number is wrong, that's 12.5 million per aircraft. The enGines don't cost that much.

 

[waveflyer]

The number is wrong, that's 12.5 million per aircraft. The enGines don't cost that much.

So you're challenging the assertions of that poster- Ok, source it then brother. Let's get the numbers out. Bc all I'm hearing is a lot of pilots who emotionally believe that mainline is too expensive to fly a -900. Prove it out. Let's see the cold rationality of it, instead of this vague bs being thrown around.

Do you doubt that 50 seaters are older and mgmt would like to get rid of them?

Think they would hold onto them just to spite you?
If part of their equation is savings to delta, inc by dividing up a pilots seniority over the years, maybe that ought not be bought into by pilots.

 

[captain caveman]

I sure hope you are kidding.

Your hopes are well founded. I was trying to be sarcastic.

 

[captain caveman]

That plane is 4 1/2 times the price of a used MD90 or a 717. IF you want a zero percent raise (or maybe give some back), then you push for CRJ-1000s. Go for it.

Via Google:



Bombardier CRJ 1000

Price - Price $ 46.37 million U.S. Estimated * (Financial Year 2012) Bigger Better and More Advanced NextGen Passenger Jet The CRJ 1000...........



Bye Bye--General Lee

They can't cost that much more than a crj900. My point was that I'd rather see 70 crj1000s on at mainline than 70 more crj 900s at the regionals.

 

[waveflyer]

List price for a next gen -900 is $42Million
http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d801b2327
-1000 is $49.5Million.
http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d801e6e27

I'm sure they'd offer a discount for 70 of them

 

[anewunion]

The number is wrong, that's 12.5 million per aircraft. The enGines don't cost that much.

That entire thing is nonsense. Let's get the entire Airtran fleet on property and then deal with it.