Originally Posted by trico

I think I know who you are talking about. I flew back seat when he was F/O on the 3-holer; class guy all the way prior, during and after his ordeal. It's always uplifting to see him in uniform. He's the one dude it doesn't look doofy on

Originally Posted by Surprise

I would prefer that, too. I think many of my co-workers feel the same way. We used to have SkyWest signage all over the place until Delta made us take it out. In fact, we still have it on planes dedicated to our other partners. SkyWest is painted real big on the Alaska planes.

Here's another thought: I can't tell you how many times I've heard flight attendants say "Welcome aboard United Express, um.... excuse me, Delta Connection flight XXX..." or any other combination of screw ups. Since we have four different partners, it can be difficult to keep all the announcements straight and I've seen them butchered many times. The company tries to keep the rotations separate for all the different carriers, but Chicago-based FA's who primarily work UAX get TDY'd or reflowed onto DCI flights all the time, and vice versa. Mistakes happen. I've seen FA's show up for DCI trips wearing their United lapel pins, too.

And I think the CRJ-900 is an ok airplane on its own merits. It has good performance, it's pretty efficient, and it's reasonably comfortable. It's just being flown by the wrong operators.

I have the opposite problem. My friends and others ask who I work for and I say SkyWest. "Southwest?" No, SkyWest. We fly the little airplanes as Delta Connection. "Oh, so you work for Delta?" No.

This whole thing is a mess. Good luck to you all with your negotiations. I really mean that.

Originally Posted by Elvis90

I recently flew with a captain who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007 and given 6 months to live back then. His wife got him to go to the Mayo Clinic for experimental surgery. It was very painful, but he is cancer-free this day. The reason I mention this is that the FAA permanently removed his medical, but following the successful recovery after 18 months, ALPA successfully lobbied the FAA to reinstate his medical. I am no ALPA apologist, and this captain is not happy with many things ALPA does, but he stated that were it not for ALPA, he would not be flying today.

BTW, this captain never has a bad day, because each day is like a gift, and he'll tell you that. Really enjoyed flying with him.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

Did you come up with trying to downplay what the rest of the "industry" (especially SWA) makes?

Originally Posted by acl65pilot

You are kidding right?

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

Sort of. It was a rhetorical question... not necessarily aimed at you. I was just pointing out that DALPA has intentionally downplayed our disparity in pay with the SWA pilots in an effort to lower expectations.

Originally Posted by JobHopper

True, the Delta doc is very knowledgeable and has a great working relationship with the FAA. He is also an AME, whereas the AMAS docs are not, on purpose.

The difference? The Delta doctor, as an AME, is obligated to report any grounding codition to the FAA. If you call him to simply discuss something and mention a grounding conditon, that's it. The AMAS group, by purposely not being AMEs, provide doctor/patient privilege. They will not/cannot report anything to the FAA without your permission.

It's your medical; do what you will with it.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

Sort of. It was a rhetorical question... not necessarily aimed at you. I was just pointing out that DALPA has intentionally downplayed our disparity in pay with the SWA pilots in an effort to lower expectations.

Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Well I can tell you that everyone I talk to wants more than SWA period. (On the 88 none the less)