ASA FFD contract will have a five year reset on Oct of this year. It is correct to state that DAL will determine the pay it offers SKW, and it is at their option to take it. Performace also come in to play here. Remember that not being in the bottom two starts a clock as well.
As for the airframes, that is going forward as I understand it. The 70/76 market is maxed unless there is a concession or we get a lot of jets.
This will be a continual pull down yoy. (That is unless a new ceo comes in and changes the direction)
Or unless your contract negotiations start up again. This is just RA's way of playing one side against the other-regionals vs. mainline..... Right now he is your pal, but once contract proposals start flying, you will see the regionals getting pumped up again, because you are suddenly SOOOOO EXPENSIVE!
-Genius! (This happens again, and again, and somehow everyone is SOOO surprised.)