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Old 10-17-2008, 05:50 PM
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Fair enough, but I am hearing quite the opposite.
FWIW Look under "Hanger Talk" on the union web page. Even one of our union guys stated today.
There were some last minute changes.
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Old 10-17-2008, 06:40 PM
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FWIW, the latest NWA APA (same as DAL's AE) just came out:

14 747-400 Capt
12 A-330 Capt
42 A-320 Capt
and a slew of F/O positions.

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Old 10-17-2008, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler View Post
FWIW, the latest NWA APA (same as DAL's AE) just came out:

14 747-400 Capt
12 A-330 Capt
42 A-320 Capt
and a slew of F/O positions.

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Those are all new, additional vacancies?

Or, a backwards slide?

I'm just scratching my head as to how flying could be added in that amount with awful stuff in regards to the economy every time I open up a newspaper. Great news if they can make it work though.
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Old 10-17-2008, 07:12 PM
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Those are new awards for those pilots, mostly due to recent retirements. Not new positions, just recently vacated positions. Retirements are a wonderful thing!
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Old 10-17-2008, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by contrails View Post
Those are all new, additional vacancies?

Or, a backwards slide?

I'm just scratching my head as to how flying could be added in that amount with awful stuff in regards to the economy every time I open up a newspaper. Great news if they can make it work though.
NWA is not growing at all. This APA was all new awards/vacancies to fill normal and early retirements.

When you're losing as many at the top as we are, the vacancies can be pretty startling.

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Old 10-17-2008, 07:15 PM
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Nice.

I'm an outsider looking in but I am trying to keep up with this merge.

It would've been a lot different right now if age 65 wasn't passed or if it had been at least phased in gradually instead of being implemented immediately with reckless abandon.
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Old 10-17-2008, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by contrails View Post
Nice.

I'm an outsider looking in but I am trying to keep up with this merge.

It would've been a lot different right now if age 65 wasn't passed or if it had been at least phased in gradually instead of being implemented immediately with reckless abandon.
Doesn't make any difference at NWA because we were able to keep a frozen pension plan. If you stay past 60, you actually lose money. Thus, hardly anyone is staying past 60. I know I won't.

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Old 10-18-2008, 04:02 AM
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That is good to know. Now that there is enough upward movement do to the fact that 150 or so PERPS will be awarded, we can get on with hiring
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PERPS is not a good word at DL,at best it was a necessary evil.Please tell me NW is not going there.
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Are PERPS the same as Post retirement pilots ?,if not I typed too soon.
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