Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
So are you saying that without the TA we would be hiring 1,000 pilots now. By when would 1,000 be hired?
Sooner or at least even. Re: staffing decreases.
I can understand why don't want to paint the picture of what life without a TA would look like. Maybe you will answer these questions:
1. Since the TA, Delta has announced the shutdown of Comair, the retirement of 82 RJ-50's, and the acquisition of 88 B-717's. What does that picture look like absent a TA?
He's not. Life would be fine without signing that thing in. Educated conjecture on my part, but I believe we would be in the voting process on a new one by now.
As far as your question, it would be the same... Do you really believe that the 717s wouldn't have come, considering DL's absolute love of a great deal on the use market and need for an aircraft in that capacity range?
2. Without the TA would Delta have raised capacity next year despite the economic environment or would they be making the same choices they are now?
Impossible to say. Probably not. We would need to hire sooner due to increased staffing needs, though.
3. Without the TA would the world economic outlook have been any different that it does now? Would the world economy have any different effect on next year's capacity decisions than they are now?
Nope.
4. Without the TA, would Delta have given the early out retirement program to 191 pilots?
Nope, but as I said earlier, a new TA would likely be already in process which would likely include one.
5. Without the TA, when would Delta be hiring, how many, and why would they be hiring?
Sooner. Increased staffing needs.
You talk around these issues like you seem to have some picture of how the world would be without this agreement yet you are quite vague and just post a bunch of conclusions with no facts to back it up. Please give us some facts so we can try to understand how we would be so much better off without this agreement.
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