Originally Posted by
mizzou miles
Um, so DL pilots can only get hours on LAX-AMS? Sorry but that makes no sense. The planes and the pilots are highly transportable assets that can be deployed wherever demand is greatest.
You've missed the whole point. As part of agreeing to the JV with AF/KL/AZ and soon to be JV with AF/KL/VS DL pilots are contractually guarenteed to fly X hours/percent of the TATL flights. DL pilots were short on hours, thus DL operates LAX-AMS/CDG so DL pilots get their hours. In fact while they kept it over the summer, the DL flight is replacing the 2nd daily KLM LAX-AMS flight.