DELTA'S SCOPE RELIEF AND THE 717's?

[waveflyer]

How about creating 700+ new mainline jobs with those -900's?

 

[General Lee]

How about creating 700+ new mainline jobs with those -900's?

No, it's 700+ new jobs with your 717s. We can't compete on the lower costs of the Regionals, so they will fly a capped number of 76 seaters and 70 seaters, filling in for 50 seaters going to the desert. You probably know this by now. Add in a ratio to keep it better for mainline, and that's a great plan.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[jynxyjericho]

Delta can't compete on the lower costs of the Regionals, so they will fly a capped number of 76 seaters and 70 seaters, filling in for 50 seaters going to the desert...

Until the company needs more regional flying to help offset costs, at which point we will up the capped numbers. Really this is all a farce, and I am doing my best to back away from my earlier prognostications that Delta would hold scope. Instead I will vote for a TA that allows way more 70-76 jets in exchange for pay close to what Southwest makes... kinda.

Bye Bye--General Jynx

Just get the vote over with so we all get back to talking about stuff that matters, like the proper pronunciation of 'potable'.

 

[General Lee]

Delta can't compete on the lower costs of the Regionals, so they will fly a capped number of 76 seaters and 70 seaters, filling in for 50 seaters going to the desert...

Until the company needs more regional flying to help offset costs, at which point we will up the capped numbers. Really this is all a farce, and I am doing my best to back away from my earlier prognostications that Delta would hold scope. Instead I will vote for a TA that allows way more 70-76 jets in exchange for pay close to what Southwest makes... kinda.

Bye Bye--General Jynx

Just get the vote over with so we all get back to talking about stuff that matters, like the proper pronunciation of 'potable'.

Yeah you won't. The scope is actually improved, and the outsourcing is shrunk. That's AWESOME. And the pay raise is MORE than SWA's pay, because they have to take out there own pay to get any match for their 401K, whereas DL pilots get 14% (15% on Jan 1st 2014) of whatever they make for the month put into a seperate account. You can contribute also, but that is 14% regardless of whether you do or do not. Additionally, the widebodies at DL will pay more than SWA easily per hour. You may be talking about the MD88 or 737, which with that DC addition does surpass SWA. Don't worry Jynx, you probably won't ever have to understand. Also, watch out for the 717s passing up your "Surge 9."


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[waveflyer]

Give me profitability numbers general?