I'm offended!
Ok, I'm offended that I didn't write it.
I think there are things that are "nice" and good leadership that will naturally survive a merger. As far as I can tell, Capts doing some walkarounds was a Western thing that worked it's self into the the old Delta tradition. Great
As New said, different ways of doing things drove the way we did stuff and some of those ways will die hard. Or as Sink said, an excuse for some (on both sides) to be lazy. But, in time good things will survive and become the way things are done "at the new Delta".
As far as the Capt always taking second break, again just a difference in corporate philosophy. NWA didn't trust FOs and they wanted a fully rested Capt in his chair for the Dept and Arrival, so second break. Also, as FOs we rotated between ourselves so when you came off 3rd break, you were done and just sat in the jumpseat vs waking up and working. Not wrong, just different and it will die as the old guys go away as the Delta way is easier (IMHO)........except when it's the Capts leg, then I like staggering out of the bunk after 3rd break and just hoping in the jumpseat for landing
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What's going to be fun is defending the way the "new" Delta does it from the whiners we merge with next
Ferd