Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-12-2012, 05:21 PM
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That's probably too far off to guess. An all out merger would require a new JCBA and thus hopefully more furlough protection. The SLI would be interesting... probably pretty much relative would be the result. It can't go date of hire since we aren't date of hire over here to begin with. Fragmentation of them would be ugly ugly ugly.
I personally give the whole thing a 5% chance of happening. I think it's just to run the price up.
I personally give the whole thing a 5% chance of happening. I think it's just to run the price up.
01-12-2012, 05:27 PM
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Not buying it? 12,600 pilots at the merge, DC-9s, 747-200s and several 757s have been parked/sold and we are barely at 12,000 now and overstaffed. 787 deliveries cancelled too. We are far from safe without a merger.
You get the idea.
01-12-2012, 05:45 PM
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How is the average line pilot getting 85 hours of pay a month with our rules. ALVs in the 70s, not a whole lot of open time, working 15+ days a month just to hit ALV (at least with the trips out west). Now if we had SWA rules with 6.0 hours min credit/DAY (means only 12 days of work for 72 hours) I could certainly see earning a lot more. Not to mention how do you make up for only 3:15/day of vacation/training. When I was hired I was told you could figure your pay by multiplying your pay rate by 1000 (in other words 1000 credit hours/year). BUT, that was back in the line of time days, trips touching for vacation (one week of vacation could turn in to three weeks off and could then pick up even more money if you wanted by picking up some more trips). Would love to know where the average line pilot is getting 85 hours (certainly not in the LAX base).
01-12-2012, 06:07 PM
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How is the average line pilot getting 85 hours of pay a month with our rules. ALVs in the 70s, not a whole lot of open time, working 15+ days a month just to hit ALV (at least with the trips out west). Now if we had SWA rules with 6.0 hours min credit/DAY (means only 12 days of work for 72 hours) I could certainly see earning a lot more. Not to mention how do you make up for only 3:15/day of vacation/training. When I was hired I was told you could figure your pay by multiplying your pay rate by 1000 (in other words 1000 credit hours/year). BUT, that was back in the line of time days, trips touching for vacation (one week of vacation could turn in to three weeks off and could then pick up even more money if you wanted by picking up some more trips). Would love to know where the average line pilot is getting 85 hours (certainly not in the LAX base).
DAL,
See post 85644 on the previous page. Note - Not the average line pilot - the average DAL Pilot, which includes the DALPA guys and the training department.
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01-12-2012, 06:16 PM
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I do find it amusing that this is what Delta.com says about the new LGA routes: A portion of travel for some itineraries may be on the Delta Connection® carriers: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Chautauqua, Comair, Compass Airlines, GoJet, Mesaba, Pinnacle Airlines, Shuttle America and SkyWest.
9 airlines. We're playing with fire.
9 airlines. We're playing with fire.
Will Eagle become number 10?
01-12-2012, 06:25 PM
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01-12-2012, 06:28 PM
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01-12-2012, 06:29 PM
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Nevermind, it didn't sound funny anymore when I read it a second time.
01-12-2012, 06:31 PM
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01-12-2012, 06:32 PM
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I think we should be able to bid SC and get paid an extra 2hrs above guarantee if we do it. It would help those who live in base pick up some extra cash and save those who commute a few hotel rooms. Great for all.
I for one live in base and would bid to do 6 days of short call every month if I got 2hrs above guarantee for each of the six days.
I for one live in base and would bid to do 6 days of short call every month if I got 2hrs above guarantee for each of the six days.
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