Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Another merger would be disaster for the bottom 2/3rds of the Delta list. Most feel the NWA / DAL merger set them back a few years and given our shrinkage as our network was rationalized, their perception is mostly spot on.
Heyas Bar,
I don't want to rehash the SLI, but I will anyway....
The bottom 1/3 of the fNWA list will be behind until everyone retires, minus the pocket of 95-96 hires that did better than DOH (~200). Being a "young guy" didn't matter. I won't see the top half of the list until well into my 50's.
Add in the golden shower that was age 65, and it's ugly. That little gem snatched a upgrade from me with only 4 guys above me on the list (crew resources had told me to pack my bags for school) and the merger made that permanent.
That, my friend, is a boat load of cash when you work out the time value of money.
To be perfectly fair, however, the early retirements have closed the gap somewhat. I was projected to have a double digit reduction in percentile beyond compared to the fNWA list, but the punch-outs have reduced to worst year to only a %9 deficit or so. It still sucks planing on going out in the double digits at 60 and having to go to 65 just to get below 500.
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