SailorJerry

Super wild...

acl65pilot

Unless I and others have been totally lied to, the only way this agreement comes to the pilots is with growth and some progression, not stagnation and furloughs.


Wait for the darn TA!!!! If we make it through the week without a TA, I will be floored. We will have 60 days; unless there is a pressing reason to shorten the time frame, to to rip it to shreds.

acl65pilot

Delta to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Transportation Conference

ATLANTA, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (DAL) will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Transportation Conference at 8:40 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

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A live webcast of this event can be accessed via the internet at: Webcasts.

The online replay will be available at the same site shortly after the webcast is complete until July 17, 2012.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology and won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 350 destinations in 62 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

Delta to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Transportation Conference - Yahoo! Finance

Timbo

I'm guessing here but...was this "Presentation" scheduled a long time ago?

Or is this something 'new', ie. the announcement that Delta has signed a T/A with it's pilots, including a 45% raise, purchase of Alaska, and Hawaiian, and AA's South American routes and facilities in MIA, and 80 717's, and 50 777's and a Bazzillion RJ's to be flown by Mainline Pilots?

And soon Delta will "Rule the World"!

Cue the Doctor Evil laugh track...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5geiIWowtAI&feature=fvst

acl65pilot

If I recall correctly, they always present at this one. I posted it because it is always good for the pilots to listen to these calls. Some times they are more valuable than others, but generally provide decent info.

Timbo

Dammit!

I was so looking foreward to flying the 737 out of ANC...in February!

(was that arrogant enough, or should I put some mustard on it?)

Bucking Bar

Forecast:

(1) The DPA has not done its homework (as of this writing) to offer a alternative "safe harbor" to thwart a crappy TA which might be ratified if sent to the "I don't care made Captain in my X year, senior, just want more money" crowd. If the DPA were sharp, it would already be crafting a lawsuit requesting injunctive relief while the representational question was being sorted, thus offering a plan to delay a TA until the Company's hand was forced on replacing the 50 seat, Douglas & 757 fleets.
(2) No increase in dues for Delta pilots. ALPA will try again to attach dues to 401K and other deferred income retirement plans. This has not made it past the BOD in years past. Mostly effects the UAL pilots.
(3) No way in hell. ALPA hasn't made scope restoration a goal and management wants scope relief. With ALPA punting and management demanding the ball in play, it is only reasonable to expect management will end up with the ball, first down, with good field position. We would have to offer a defense, which we seemingly have no interest in.

Bucking Bar

Short squeeze. Traders bought off on the argument that management were morons and now are having to cover before the stock gets too expensive.

Denny Crane

I've been thinking that myself. Isn't there a scheduled MEC meeting this week?

Denny

Timbo

Yes, but it too was scheduled a long time ago, nothing 'special' about it...yet.