Originally Posted by
dtwairbus320
Do not let that extinguish your hopes! Erase the problems of other carriers form the equation. They are not our problem. We made $1 bil. each year the last two years and in this economy. They can afford our restoration and they will still have profit left over. We are negotiating for an agreement with Delta Air Lines not the rest of the airline industry.
A full restoration contract would cost the company somewhere in the 1.5 to 2 billion dollar a year range for pilots. You would need about a 65% raise with inflation and going back to the old standard of quality of life would require the company hire in excess of 4000 pilots. There would be additional costs in dealing with the fallout with the other employees.