Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-25-2010, 12:57 PM
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Oh, and whomever put on CNN in the crew room while Thanksgiving football was going on is a TOOLBAG!!!! 
11-25-2010, 12:58 PM
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11-25-2010, 01:01 PM
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11-25-2010, 01:10 PM
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He has done this every year for his pilots. It is much appreciated.
11-25-2010, 01:12 PM
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Because of the LOA where it was requested to give 48 hrs notice for a MED trip assignment, these trips are assigned two days out and do not show up on the coverage list. They are assigning them though, and quite frequently.
11-25-2010, 01:13 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving all! Besides the usual things that I am thankful for: Good Health, two teenage girls who seem to stay out of trouble (as far as I know anyway), still on my first marriage etc. I am also thankful for a few DAL specific things this year:
As a DAL south guy - I am especially thankful that we merged with NW. After seeing the USAIR fiasco play out and looking at what UAL/CAL might hold I think we should all indeed be thankful.
Profit Sharing - Although no way does it even come close to making up for what we lost/gave away/surrendered, it will still be nice to pocket some serious coin February 15th.
L & G thread - What an awesome reource to get obscure questions answered - usually within minutes and often with references - Thanks guys. Yeah, the rumors and college cheerleader pictures are not too bad either!
Scoop
As a DAL south guy - I am especially thankful that we merged with NW. After seeing the USAIR fiasco play out and looking at what UAL/CAL might hold I think we should all indeed be thankful.
Profit Sharing - Although no way does it even come close to making up for what we lost/gave away/surrendered, it will still be nice to pocket some serious coin February 15th.
L & G thread - What an awesome reource to get obscure questions answered - usually within minutes and often with references - Thanks guys. Yeah, the rumors and college cheerleader pictures are not too bad either!
Scoop
Ditto!
Enjoy your day guys.
11-25-2010, 01:18 PM
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sailing, you're dead on accurate. I'm convinced DAL is counting on moving the scope line to permit the regional's to fly 99 seaters in C2012, in exchange for a reasonable pay raise for us. My answer is an emphatic NO, but I'm not convinced the majority will agree with me on that. I certainly hope so. If ALPA considers that one, I'll be switching sides....
I agree, although with this semantic exception: ALPA doesn't give up anything with SCOPE - Most DCI carriers are ALPA or are being courted by ALPA. Delta Pilots would be the ones who give up SCOPE and consequently would be the big losers.
I don't think ALPA National gives one hoot (watered down Holiday language) where the SCOPE line is drawn - since they represent the Pilots on both sides of that line.
I personally do not see us giving another inch on SCOPE but then again - I'm in a Holiday state of mind.
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11-25-2010, 01:24 PM
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That is very impressive. I was flying last year on both Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day with long sits in ATL. From what I saw, the ATL Chief Pilot spent a good part of his day in the pilot lounge handing out the meal bags and treats baked by his wife. Kudos to him for showing some great leadership!
11-25-2010, 02:05 PM
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We keep talking about how many retirements we have coming up between 2015 and 2020. None of these pilots will feel the consequences of a scope concession, but they will all reward from it. A scope concession will come a lot easier than the pilots on this board think. ALPA will not prevent it.
On a different note, Happy Thanksgiving from my crashpad. My short call just ended. Time to drink some beer. I'd cheers, but I don't know how to do the smily face cheers thing.
On a different note, Happy Thanksgiving from my crashpad. My short call just ended. Time to drink some beer. I'd cheers, but I don't know how to do the smily face cheers thing.
11-25-2010, 02:26 PM
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We keep talking about how many retirements we have coming up between 2015 and 2020. None of these pilots will feel the consequences of a scope concession, but they will all reward from it. A scope concession will come a lot easier than the pilots on this board think. ALPA will not prevent it.
On a different note, Happy Thanksgiving from my crashpad. My short call just ended. Time to drink some beer. I'd cheers, but I don't know how to do the smily face cheers thing.
On a different note, Happy Thanksgiving from my crashpad. My short call just ended. Time to drink some beer. I'd cheers, but I don't know how to do the smily face cheers thing.
I think about 80% of us on this site are working over turkeygiving.
You've got a job that thousands of others dream of, be thankful! I just got in from a run on the Amazon and am enjoying talking with my wife on facebook... gotta enjoy what you have! About to head downstairs and send up some cheers as well:
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