Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Our MEC & Delta flushed 415 Compass pilots without even blinking.
I think the litmus test for outrage around here is "is it below my seniority" ? If the answer to that question is "yes" then just about any behavior is considered "acceptable." So, when it comes to Delta and ALPA and something like a 717, absolutely nothing would surprise me. The difference between a 717 and a E175 is scant.
Delta needs to get some guys on board with less longevity. We've got topped out First Officers on our smallest equipment. More efficient to have guys on year one pay there and have the 12 year guys on widebodies where they earn their keep with higher ASM production.
All good points Bar, but as you know CPS was off our seniority list, and as a result most did not see that as a direct loss of Delta Pilot jobs. Second, they see it as DCI, and therefore not Delta Pilot Jobs. Third, no one sees the 717 or anything about 76 seats that way, and there would be outrage. DAL knows that.
As for needed new bodies, yes, I agree, and it will happen soon enough. When it does we will not stop hiring for decades.