Originally Posted by
johnso29
I guess time only time will tell. Neither you nor anyone else know. Our management at DAL gave us 319/320 payrates much better then AWA, UsAir, JB, VA, & Sprirt. Does that make them certified idiots? DAL seems to be making $$$ just fine. Maybe you should just stick to flying airplanes, like me.
Well, they gave you rates competitive at the time. Will that last ?
Yes, time will only tell. The driving force on that is the competitive landscape and unfortunately for us all, that seems about to change. I certainly bid you no ill future and hope the bar can stay as high as possible, but I stand by my beliefs about new-hire RJ F/O's at $56/hour by ANYONE and the economic smarts of anyone who'd do that in this competitive reality, let alone the likely future.
As far as your admonition that I "stick to flying airplanes", you do more then just that, no ? Don't you post opinion here as well that many might disagree with ? In fact, with 6,000 additional posts in only 2 more years of forum presence then myself, I'd say that's one who is quite active in forum discussion and the conveyence of personal opinion and not just moderation duties. Implying I should refrain from considering the potential unpleasant realities of the near future simply because you may disagree with them, well........that smacks of self-superiority and gives the impression you apparently believe your opinions here are somehow more worthy and valid then those you may disagree with as apparently I should keep quiet, vacate the forum and just go back to my job, yet you suggest no such limitations to continue posting your own hypothisis and opinion.
I get the message.