Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I knew an old school Western guy who retired from DAL.
After the Western merger, the Delta folks referred to themselves as "RD" (Real Delta). The Western people referred to the legacy Delta types as "BMs" (Before Merger).
I worked there for 30 years, went through the North East merger, the Western and the Pan Am deal and never, ever heard an original Delta hire describe him/herself as an "RD". That term was a Western term. BTW, we called that west coast outfit "WW`s" (Western Whiners).