Originally Posted by
finis72
Elvis, you missed my point. Everybody at DL makes more in compensation than everybody at DCI. Our overhead is huge. it's not just the pilots. Answer me this; do you think DL would fly those airplanes if they could make money on them ? My contention is that if DL thought they could make money flying a blimp they would do it.
Finis - you missed my point as well. Pilot costs are negligible compared to fuel. I think the company simply prefers the flexibility they get with contractors that can be easily cut vice Delta pilots that they must keep. It's been so routine to outsource that they've forgotten how to not do it.