Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-13-2012, 08:14 PM
Gets Weekends Off
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Yes, yes Sailing, I know we are going to have more block hours and all but according to a LEC rep who now says we are a 1000 pilots fat and Ed Bastians comments (see below) it appears that they intend to man the airline with the efficiency's gained in the contract. (that was my bad, I voted yes because truthfully I guess I did not fully comprehend the efficiency's that were gained. With letters from SD say possible hiring in fall of 2012 and the union saying 3000 new hires and such... I took hook line and sinker. Once again my bad.)
A lot of people took the bait.....62% in fact.
As a 2010 hire, I'm seriously considering bailing for United. I'm on my second displacement and keep moving farther from home. A Chicago commute would be better than any of the other Delta junior bases.
Anyone else thinking of pulling the cord?
A lot of people took the bait.....62% in fact.
As a 2010 hire, I'm seriously considering bailing for United. I'm on my second displacement and keep moving farther from home. A Chicago commute would be better than any of the other Delta junior bases.
Anyone else thinking of pulling the cord?
I say this as a '95 who turned down Southwest. You get on the horse and you ride the horse till it bucks you off or till the bell rings.
We are on a good (but slow) path. Some day soon, going with him some day soon (name the song)
PS. I didn't do a United interview in '96.......best decision I've ever made!
12-13-2012, 08:17 PM
Doesn't Get Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2007
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I would never leave here, always wanted to work for Delta, and won't ever go work for another airline the rest of my life. If we can keep RA around to run this place when foreign ownership rules are gone, I think Delta will be THE global airline. Look at what we've done in the last 5 years during the worst economic environment an airline could face since forever. The efficiencey gains in the contract sting right now, but when guys start retiring and you are working for an airline that pumps out 2 Billion in profit per year it won't be so bad.
Rapid movement in pilot groups come and go (JetBlue, SWA, UAL right now), but an airline that is ran like we are being ran right now hasn't happned for alot of decades.....and UAL is FAR from being ran like Delta is right now.
12-13-2012, 08:19 PM
Da Hudge
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I know of a few who live in UAL bases that are attempting to bail. For someone like that, I would go just to not be a commuter. Probably not a bad gamble, but who knows.
I would never leave here, always wanted to work for Delta, and won't ever go work for another airline the rest of my life. If we can keep RA around to run this place when foreign ownership rules are gone, I think Delta will be THE global airline. Look at what we've done in the last 5 years during the worst economic environment an airline could face since forever. The efficiencey gains in the contract sting right now, but when guys start retiring and you are working for an airline that pumps out 2 Billion in profit per year it won't be so bad.
Rapid movement in pilot groups come and go (JetBlue, SWA, UAL right now), but an airline that is ran like we are being ran right now hasn't happned for alot of decades.....and UAL is FAR from being ran like Delta is right now.
I would never leave here, always wanted to work for Delta, and won't ever go work for another airline the rest of my life. If we can keep RA around to run this place when foreign ownership rules are gone, I think Delta will be THE global airline. Look at what we've done in the last 5 years during the worst economic environment an airline could face since forever. The efficiencey gains in the contract sting right now, but when guys start retiring and you are working for an airline that pumps out 2 Billion in profit per year it won't be so bad.
Rapid movement in pilot groups come and go (JetBlue, SWA, UAL right now), but an airline that is ran like we are being ran right now hasn't happned for alot of decades.....and UAL is FAR from being ran like Delta is right now.
12-13-2012, 08:24 PM
Underboob King
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Yes, yes Sailing, I know we are going to have more block hours and all but according to a LEC rep who now says we are a 1000 pilots fat and Ed Bastians comments (see below) it appears that they intend to man the airline with the efficiency's gained in the contract. (that was my bad, I voted yes because truthfully I guess I did not fully comprehend the efficiency's that were gained. With letters from SD say possible hiring in fall of 2012 and the union saying 3000 new hires and such... I took hook line and sinker. Once again my bad.)
A lot of people took the bait.....62% in fact.
As a 2010 hire, I'm seriously considering bailing for United. I'm on my second displacement and keep moving farther from home. A Chicago commute would be better than any of the other Delta junior bases.
Anyone else thinking of pulling the cord?
A lot of people took the bait.....62% in fact.
As a 2010 hire, I'm seriously considering bailing for United. I'm on my second displacement and keep moving farther from home. A Chicago commute would be better than any of the other Delta junior bases.
Anyone else thinking of pulling the cord?
I live in IAH and while I'd love to live in base, I wouldn't leave for UAL. There's just as many unknowns there as there are here if not more. They're years behind us in "merger synergies" and they've got a lot of changes coming up as well. Aka contract or seniority integration, base/aircraft shuffling etc
12-13-2012, 08:25 PM
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12-13-2012, 08:29 PM
Underboob King
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12-13-2012, 08:32 PM
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12-13-2012, 08:45 PM
Underboob King
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12-14-2012, 01:41 AM
veut gagner à la loterie
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Talk about increasing gouge. That thing will hold everyone in the world and only need 2 crews on a rotating basis.
1 Captain and 3 FO's too, amirite?
And you know it'll be flown by Air France.
And you'll be behind all of them in Customs.
And there still won't be a separate crew bunk.
1 Captain and 3 FO's too, amirite?
And you know it'll be flown by Air France.
And you'll be behind all of them in Customs.
And there still won't be a separate crew bunk.
however, is worth it. $15ST dollars to destroy the set of the View when Hassleback is on maternity leave for the sixth time is worth it.
12-14-2012, 02:55 AM
#WEDAT
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Hired with a guy who left DAL for UAL after 2 yrs. He made 777 f/o pretty quickly and then was furloughed pretty quickly. Not a happy camper now. We were May '97 hires. Hang in there, it's always about timing.
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