Originally Posted by Flytolive

Maybe it has something to do with DL pilots leading the pack in giving away 50 seat SJs, 70 seat SJs and now more 90 seaters with 76 seats, first class included, in GOOD times! It would be one thing if this came at the end of a tough fight or in BK, but DAL is supposed to make a $2B profit in 2012. The DL contract is still months from becoming amendable.

The only reason pilots have any leverage is because ALPA and other unions have created a cartel, albeit often times a weak one, of piloting services. It seems that one pilot group in particular is almost anxious to be the first to break ranks from fellow pilots to "help" their management gain a competitive advantage in the airline marketplace. "The professionals?" Appeasement only works in the short term.

When was the last time Delta pilots got anywhere near a strike?

How many former rEAL pilots did Delta pilots help get hired at Delta?

How ironic is it that DPA got as far as it did? DL pilots run ALPA Int'l, but a large proportion of DL pilots still aren't happy.

We, pilots, really are our own worst enemy.