Originally Posted by
sailingfun
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.
That may very well be the case. I don't have the time or accurate resources to crunch these numbers as to what the company can afford in terms of hiring or extra cash. However, common sense tells me that with a profit of $1 BIL. each year the last two years, a 4% restoration over four years does not cut it and I will speak with the only power I have as a line pilot; my vote.
Again, I don't give a **** what other employee groups want. They already got theirs. I care about what you and I get back. That's OUR money paying off the Delta debt. We need to have high expectations my friend. Settle for nothing less. Feel that wind in your sails Sailingfun my man. All of our voices together will be the wind that pushes us forward.
Regards,
NA