Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
In the name of scope recapture I think we should just start a PR campaign around a simple question, "if Delta Air Lines' is the best, why does it outsource YOUR FLIGHT to multiple regional airlines jockeying to be the next lowest bidder?" Or in fun bumper sticker size: "BITTER ABOUT FLYING ON THE LOWEST BIDDER?"
Or a little more centric to our needs: "Ask why is your Delta flight not being flown by Delta pilots?
The connotation on that last question would be a problem for ALPA to run with because how can ALPA in good faith say Delta Air Lines pilots are better than Pinnacle/Comair/ExpressJet/Alaska/Compass pilots who are also ALPA?
The general direction here though is, shame them out of regional service and bring Delta passengers home to Delta Air Lines.
FTB;
This post boils down the issue perfectly. While I love the bumper sticker idea, I am not commenting on that. The issue is: Delta, assisted by DALPA, has outsourced half of its flying...To the lowest bidder.
The logical conclusion says that a 400 hour GoJets newhire is a suitable substitute for a 3 war combat pilot (or a 12000 hr regional captain DAL newhire) where DAL passenger safety is concerned.
As I said in another thread, Delta Air lines is in the ticket selling business...DALPAs core business is providing safe air travel. DALPA has allowed their core business to be outsourced.
I realize this is simplistic, but it really is the crux of the issue.
It is not quite as bad as in the right stuff where the astronauts were perplexed that NASA was going to send a monkey to do a man's work. Or was it send a man to do a monkey's work. Anyway, they unionized...Damn starvoyagers.