Thread: Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
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Old 01-02-2013 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
The real hurt will be felt by reserves when staffing isn't fat in a year or two. What reserves are experiencing now will be a distant relative to how things will be when the company is operating much leaner down the road. The non-hiring phase was certainly extended when the company was given more productivity.


Jack,


While it is true that we are fat now and reserves may be ridden harder as we "lean" out our manning, we will most likely also start a period of much greater (any) positive movement and hopefully end the era of retrograde movement most of us have experienced for the last decade.

So although reserves may be abused more in the future (still very domicile and equipment dependent) hopefully pilots will be able to bid off reserve much more quickly by bidding into/staying in a junior position. Presently a lot of guys are truly stuck on reserve - once the movement starts, reserve will more of a choice for most pilots.

As far as furloughs go - I don't really don't so. Even if some improvident bean counter actually wanted to furlough it would cause too much A$$-pain for the company - removing seats from RJs, Flowing guys down to DCI IAW the flows etc. Most no furlough clauses are close to worthless (been furloughed with a no furlough clause in effect) our contract, while actually allowing furloughs makes it very, very inconvenient for the company to pull the trigger on a Furlough. Not saying it can't happen, but not worth worrying about.


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