Originally Posted by
cards5
We've had another negative AE. Our JV/code share partners are hiring. People talk about the retirements that are coming but Delta seems in no hurry to find replacements. Are we on a sinking ship here?
It's really hard to characterize this as a "negative bid" when so many new Captain positions opened in NYC. Particularly when the 7ER catagory went all the way down to #6800, or thereabouts. As was already pointed out, there were losses in some bases/catagories (ATL gets more senior as A/Es are posted), But clearly this bid, as well as earlier, show a positive net gain for us line pilots. Let's hope it continues for a very long time. I think the A/E process is going to get real sporty when the first of those 737-900ERs start arriving in about a year!
Regards to All. Much to be thankful for...
Chuck416