Bringing this over here in the hopes of productive discussion. I know the tone of my post may appear to some confrontational, but what I am seeking is to challenge DPA and hold them accountable. I think that's a good thing and I hope to keep it civil, although I know that sometimes we can all (and I'm just as guilty as anyone else) stray from that. When we do, lets just regroup and raise the bar in our conversation. Important decisions and all require clear thinking.


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Originally Posted by FlyingViking
wiTheir mission statement pretty much sums it up for you. With specific questions I suggest you email them directly, different from ALPA you ll get an answer.

This is what's so frustrating to a line pilot. If they are going to make a point about it by attacking ALPA, then I shouldn't have to e-mail them to find out where they stand, it ought to be in their C&BLs, or policy manual, or administrative manual, oopss, never mind, not available for view by the average Delta pilot, if they exist at all, or at the very least on their website.

We have DPA proponents declaring the conflict of interest of 24J, but yet there is no publication anywhere that DPA wouldn't take that money too
I expect more transparency from DPA.

DPA says they are different and more open, yet any Delta pilot can challenge or question ALPA's leadership on our forum, but DPA doesn't provide the same opportunity for dialogue. How can I truly judge DPA when I can't get to know their leadership or openly question them and have them on the record?

Maybe it's a bad analogy, but it's easy to throw mud, it's tougher to build a mud hut. I know that DPA can toss mud, but I have no way to determine if they are as adept in the building trades.

BTW, I've always had a quick response to my inquiries from ALPA.