Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-13-2010, 05:06 AM
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Agreed. First time around in 01 I would have been 25-26. Got the door slammed after C2K was signed and came here at 32. Lost a few slots to guys like 80, but in the end it does not matter. With an airline this big a 100 numbers does not mean much.
01-13-2010, 05:09 AM
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It doesn't matter how old you are when you get hired, it's the attrition/growth of the airline. I was 28 when I was hired at NWA in 1996, original retirement number of 12, within 200 numbers of DC-9 Captain after 5 years, etc. Now, 43, barely hanging on to DC-9 captain, retirement number of 140, won't hit 50% up the seniority list until I am about 50. 
At least this year I finally made more than I did as a 320 FO in 2001.
At least this year I finally made more than I did as a 320 FO in 2001.
01-13-2010, 05:11 AM
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That's like what I would tell the captains when going through all the phase changes: "You need to watch me close because I haven't been on the a/c that long and therefore don't know if I am doing the old way, the new way or my own way"
01-13-2010, 05:25 AM
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I had just turned 27 the week before I started class and I was the second youngest in class. There's only 15 people senior to me that are younger than me so hopefully those guys love greasy double cheeseburgers more than me.
On the bright side, at least we know we've got 80 to run the latest and greatest show for the next 30+ years
On the bright side, at least we know we've got 80 to run the latest and greatest show for the next 30+ years
Me too man. 30 years left is a long time, but 35 is even longer. Oy!
01-13-2010, 05:27 AM
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I think that'll be my standard brief once on the line.
01-13-2010, 05:47 AM
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were they still making the guys at DAL carry the rattle around?
01-13-2010, 05:49 AM
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01-13-2010, 05:53 AM
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bummer, used to be a beanie, rattle and a bunch other stuff to lug around.
01-13-2010, 06:04 AM
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Thats an awful big door on that 757 on your avatar ACL.
01-13-2010, 06:09 AM
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