New DAL senority List

[vprMatrix]

General:

Occam used to write that the Company would come to us wanting to staple Compass ... maybe he is right.

We can all hope...:beer:

 

[General Lee]

General:

The Company's fee for departure contracts limit Delta's flexibility. During the investors conference Anderson repeatedly made the point that the mainline domestic fleet had nearly zero capital expenditure expense and that he could park them at little cost. The RJ's are on long term contracts and the costs are not as flexible. Those contract have to be be honored. As a result the Company is going to want to cut mainline and maintain the regional operation.

Delta is going to want to keep as much of that capacity in the large RJ's. The 76 seaters are already too small for the mission and if forced to 70 seats it does hurt Delta's network.

The scope trigger went from 10 or 11% to 4%. With the capacity cuts it will be very easy for the company to hit that number. Because of this there are pressures on Delta to furlough before the SOC (since before the SOC the number remains at a Delta and a NWA pilot separately, not just the lowest guy)

I'm with the folks posting that scope is going to be renegotiated sooner rather than later. The Company doesn't want to honor the flow through and the change from 11% to 4% on the 76 to 70 seat restriction makes it a much more effective tool.

Occam used to write that the Company would come to us wanting to staple Compass ... maybe he is right.

The company can WANT a lot of things. If they are hurting financially, that might be a different story. When they say they will save $5 billion a year if gas stays around $50 a barrel, and will have $7.5 billion in cash next year, I just don't think Dalpa will be willing to give away something like that. Look, a lot of pilots at both lists have been furloughed, or were furloughed after 9-11. It isn't a distant memory for these people. I would think some people would raise a stink about it. I know I would... Regardless, it would be good to staple Compass anyway.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[filejw]

The company can WANT a lot of things. If they are hurting financially, that might be a different story. When they say they will save $5 billion a year if gas stays around $50 a barrel, and will have $7.5 billion in cash next year, I just don't think Dalpa will be willing to give away something like that. Look, a lot of pilots at both lists have been furloughed, or were furloughed after 9-11. It isn't a distant memory for these people. I would think some people would raise a stink about it. I know I would... Regardless, it would be good to staple Compass anyway.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Most guys would put up a stink, even old ones like me. We can't just keep giving it way so to speak.. BTW I'm a one color one list type and have been for years. Don't care if its a Cessna Caravan on floats he/ she should be on our list.