Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
10-11-2012, 04:17 PM
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I'm right there with you newK... but I think it's pretty simple, sometimes you just HAVE to say, "I TOLD YOU SO!!" even when you know it's making you look like a big richardcranium. I'd say that's where purple is coming from... I don't know that I disagree with him at all, and he probably doesn't go on about this for a whole trip. I hope. 
10-11-2012, 04:54 PM
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10-11-2012, 04:54 PM
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Wait for some of the first new routes to be announced by Alaska Airlines shortly.....
SLC, Belize and Costa Rica.....and more to come after that. I am happy for my friends at Alaska. I say that sincerely.
I am sick to death of hearing from the union at Delta how outsourcing is good for us in the long run and we could never do this flying economically. It is pure nonsense. All the talk of tightening the reigns in C2012 of outsourced flying were words only. Another wasted opportunity where the Delta pilot group (under shortsighted, conflicted leadership) collectively shot itself in the foot. Frustrating.
SLC, Belize and Costa Rica.....and more to come after that. I am happy for my friends at Alaska. I say that sincerely.
I am sick to death of hearing from the union at Delta how outsourcing is good for us in the long run and we could never do this flying economically. It is pure nonsense. All the talk of tightening the reigns in C2012 of outsourced flying were words only. Another wasted opportunity where the Delta pilot group (under shortsighted, conflicted leadership) collectively shot itself in the foot. Frustrating.
10-11-2012, 04:59 PM
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Sinca,
I think you are confusing your once a year "APD," with a regular PD. An APD will drop with down to 25% reserve coverage with the exception of a few holiday black out dates.
So if 45 reserves were required the APD should work all the way down to 12 available. Remember, you only get 1 APD per anniversary year so always try a regular PD (unlimited) first.
Scoop
I think you are confusing your once a year "APD," with a regular PD. An APD will drop with down to 25% reserve coverage with the exception of a few holiday black out dates.
So if 45 reserves were required the APD should work all the way down to 12 available. Remember, you only get 1 APD per anniversary year so always try a regular PD (unlimited) first.
Scoop
The 45/44 number I referenced were for this month in ATL as I have been trying to drop a couple of trips.....
Now off to catch the VP debate
10-11-2012, 05:10 PM
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Grow? I certainly didn't think it would grow post merger. Not in the first 5-7 years. After that? Who knows? We could merge again.
10-11-2012, 05:37 PM
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Delta hiring?
So I got an email from a hiring site and it lists Delta as hiring for the MD. Is this really happening? From some of the posts I thought it might be another year or so for hiring to start. Anyone have the Deets!
10-11-2012, 05:48 PM
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And it would be supremely arrogant to think that every RJ pilot that is "Delta" qualified will even want to work here, with everyone under the sun hiring.
I had a chance to go to SWA, and turned it down. I don't want to be anywhere else. But dammit, we've got to improve our situation in an attempt make this a worthwhile career. If we continue down the road of rolling over to DALPA/management without using some common sense, this place could get real ugly over the next 30 years. Surely even you can admit that we're going to get fleeced with many aspects of this contract, especially productivity giveaways, and it's not even fully in place. Let's not do that again.
Yes, I'll be "that guy" to play richard cranium, as roadkill said. And no, I don't go on about it for the whole trip. I throttle back by leg 9.
10-11-2012, 06:23 PM
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No hiring will occur until after flows have been given notice and that has NOT happened yet and...
Our leadership at all levels has JUST said no hiring at this time and...
Even when (if?) we (DAL) do hire again it wouldn't be advertised specifically for one fleet type anyway (not to mention that new hire classes in 07, 08 and 2010 have had some degree of a choice of aircraft in almost every single class not including the classes that all went to the ER)...
All lead me to believe that whatever you read from whomever you read it was completely made up. It could end up being true but only by pure coinsidence, and odds are its simply made up at this time.
Dems da deets.
10-11-2012, 06:55 PM
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Which site? Do you have a link? I have not heard a peep from the Manager of Pilot Selection at Delta. I think the earliest we will be hiring is late 2013 unless Network increases the block hours for next year.
10-11-2012, 07:02 PM
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Second job listed and lists Delta as employer
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