Thread: Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

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johnso29 , 02-17-2012 06:12 AM
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Quote: The powers that be promised retirements and growth. Shame on us for believing them?

Or are you in the "all of you holding wide body FO positions got it "out of seniority" camp? (not a slam, just can't recall where you were on that debate).
No Bar, I'm not in that crowd. I think we have to face the reality that PMDL's international expansion fell off a cliff because of the global economy. The merger contributed to you losing your seat. That's undeniable IMO, but so is my point. I feel the end result of DAL & NWA going at it alone would have been worse. IOW, it kept us off the street.

The retirements are still out there, so that's not an empty promise. Growth from a merger though, is something someone should never believe. It defeats the entire purpose of merging. When someone gets liposuction, they don't keep the fat. They throw it out. So I just couldn't see us growing after we merged. Especially with the economy the way it is.