Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I think we share a big part of the blame. Primarily because of the success of our company and the prominence of our pilot group in the industry, we've been in a leadership position within our profession. We've been the first pilot group post-bankruptcy to be in a position to define how we will recover. And the "definition" we've given is that the extremely unreasonable cuts we took in bankruptcy were a reset, establishing a new baseline from which we only expect "reasonable" improvements going forward. How could we set a bar like that and NOT damage the others?
You've got it backwards. The other legacy carriers and their inability to deal is what held us back in C2012. Thanks USAPA! Thanks APA!