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Old 10-28-2012 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dalad
I guess I need to retract the "no valid points" statement. It's the delivery that bothers me, which probably belongs on the FI forum. My position is that I believe DALPA needs to go, but the current DPA group is woefully inadequate. No to any more outsourcing, as I fly with too many FO's who are in my age group and stagnated with no clear idea of when they are going to get a chance to upgrade. I have been very fortunate as I was 40 when I checked out as a 727 A. I sincerely hate to see what is happening demographically at DAL. Our airline really needs to grow internally, and I believe there is a way it can. We have an untapped resource at our airline that could be used to be a game changer in the industry. I would love to have a day with RA to express my ideas. I have already spoken too much and now the Cowboys are winning.
Actually, most of the older FO's have a clear idea of when they're going to upgrade - NEVER. My career path has been written since furlough and I fully expect to retire as a 22 year FO (assuming I can make it to 65). I don't see anything on the horizon that will accelerate growth enough to allow me to upgrade any time soon.