SCOPE at DELTA

[another cfii]

Notice: No intention to flame...

Background: DAL mainline, junior FO, flying with 2 relatively junior CAs.(both have voted No on LOA 19) I've brought up the issue of scope during my trips this month. Let me summarize what my CA had told me:

Guy 1) Scope is only good if it'll help the company to make more money and long term viability. If he can get some sweetheart deal out of scope, he considers scope as bargaining chip. He thinks that the "little" RJ is beneath him, and it is a big time money loser (I explained to him that while it's true for the 50 seater, that "little" E-175 ain't the same money loser anymore). I brought up the latest LEC meeting authorizes to research into the matter of stabling CPZ beneath us, and he thought it's only good for the junior pilots like me, ie furlough protection, but he doesn't see the benefits to the whole pilot group.

Guy 2) He agreed that scope should be taken back, we have lost too many mainline routes to RJ. However, stabling CPZ is not the solution, it only hides it. He pointed out that RJ are not making money, and mainline pilots should not fly anything smaller than MD88. He pointed out that if CPZ is to be stapled onto our list, when hiring starts, we would have a tough time attracting competitive interviewees, i.e. ex-military, regional CA to come to mainline to fly a RJ, with a b scale payscale. He thought that our union should never allow b scale flying in mainline.

I think therein lies our problems in restoring scope. Flame away...

 

[nwaredtail]

Notice: No intention to flame...

Background: DAL mainline, junior FO, flying with 2 relatively junior CAs.(both have voted No on LOA 19) I've brought up the issue of scope during my trips this month. Let me summarize what my CA had told me:

Guy 1) Scope is only good if it'll help the company to make more money and long term viability. If he can get some sweetheart deal out of scope, he considers scope as bargaining chip. He thinks that the "little" RJ is beneath him, and it is a big time money loser (I explained to him that while it's true for the 50 seater, that "little" E-175 ain't the same money loser anymore). I brought up the latest LEC meeting authorizes to research into the matter of stabling CPZ beneath us, and he thought it's only good for the junior pilots like me, ie furlough protection, but he doesn't see the benefits to the whole pilot group.

Guy 2) He agreed that scope should be taken back, we have lost too many mainline routes to RJ. However, stabling CPZ is not the solution, it only hides it. He pointed out that RJ are not making money, and mainline pilots should not fly anything smaller than MD88. He pointed out that if CPZ is to be stapled onto our list, when hiring starts, we would have a tough time attracting competitive interviewees, i.e. ex-military, regional CA to come to mainline to fly a RJ, with a b scale payscale. He thought that our union should never allow b scale flying in mainline.

I think therein lies our problems in restoring scope. Flame away...

Don't forget to ask him what he thinks about scope when they park DC-9's and MD-88's, he goes back to WB FO and takes a 30-40k paycut. Me thinks his story will change a bit.

 

[aircowboy]

These Delta CA's need to pull there head out.

 

[samballs]

These Delta CA's need to pull there head out.

Thats funny, everyone has been saying that since they allowed RJ's. they'll cave on this and every other scope issue, until there is only 2 pilots left, they'll hold the line.

 

[another cfii]

Sadly, I think some of our CA are still reminiscing the good 'ole days of C2k, and I think we need some ground root campaign to educate our fellow airmen in the recent changes in our industries.

 

[Superpilot92]

Don't forget to ask him what he thinks about scope when they park DC-9's and MD-88's, he goes back to WB FO and takes a 30-40k paycut. Me thinks his story will change a bit.

exactly! :nuts:

 

[michael707767]

Notice: No intention to flame...

Background: DAL mainline, junior FO, flying with 2 relatively junior CAs.(both have voted No on LOA 19) I've brought up the issue of scope during my trips this month. Let me summarize what my CA had told me:

Guy 1) Scope is only good if it'll help the company to make more money and long term viability. If he can get some sweetheart deal out of scope, he considers scope as bargaining chip. He thinks that the "little" RJ is beneath him, and it is a big time money loser (I explained to him that while it's true for the 50 seater, that "little" E-175 ain't the same money loser anymore). I brought up the latest LEC meeting authorizes to research into the matter of stabling CPZ beneath us, and he thought it's only good for the junior pilots like me, ie furlough protection, but he doesn't see the benefits to the whole pilot group.

Guy 2) He agreed that scope should be taken back, we have lost too many mainline routes to RJ. However, stabling CPZ is not the solution, it only hides it. He pointed out that RJ are not making money, and mainline pilots should not fly anything smaller than MD88. He pointed out that if CPZ is to be stapled onto our list, when hiring starts, we would have a tough time attracting competitive interviewees, i.e. ex-military, regional CA to come to mainline to fly a RJ, with a b scale payscale. He thought that our union should never allow b scale flying in mainline.

I think therein lies our problems in restoring scope. Flame away...

No flame. I submit to you both those captains are ignorant as to what our piss poor scope is doing to them. We should not fly an aircraft smaller than an 88? Is he kidding? Guess what......the 737-700 is smaller. Ask him if we should give that to the regionals.

 

[Flyer1015]

You need the time machine to go back to the 80s....However when you get there, you will get to hear the inflated mainline ego tell you that they don't want to fly "little" airplanes....

Ain't that the truth. Sucks big time.

 

[Flyer1015]

He pointed out that RJ are not making money, and mainline pilots should not fly anything smaller than MD88.

And you wonder who's to blame for the RJ being sold down the farm? There is your answer! Certain mainline pilots are "too good" to fly a RJ.

That's why I have zero sympathy for any mainline pilot who beotches at regional jet guys for "taking their flying." Realize that it's the very attitude described above, by mainline pilots, that we are in this mess to begin with.

 

[Flyer1015]

Yes it is. I was hired at my first regional just over five years ago. I have interviewed with numerous majors in that period. You have to actually send out applications to more than one airline and more than once to each airline to get an interview. It was not that long ago that everyone was hiring. There are circumstances that warrant spending years at a regional, but there was a lot of hiring from 2005 - early 2008.

In that timeframe you described, everyone I know who went from my regional airline to Continental and United are now furloughed. This "there are circumstances that warrant spending years at a regional" attitude needs to go away. Forget spending years at a regional, for MANY pilots in todays industry, they will spend their career at the regional. It's just how it is. And unlike your thought process, not everyone wants to jump at the opportunity to be on reserve at Continental barely making $30,000 with no medical benefits for the first six months. There are plenty of regional pilots, who in their position, would be crazy to jump ship. I know plenty of Eagle Captains who won't be going anywhere. Doesn't mean they "didn't make the cut" , it just means their current QOL and time in life makes it more worth it to stay at the regional.