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?
How are we the problem when our new rates were a 45% increase for many at United and American and Airways weren't (and still aren't) even in the same zip code? We weren't the first ones to take massive paycuts either, the bar had already been lowered drastically. I'm angry when I look at what I made 12 years ago and compare it to now but blaming us for the sad state of the industry is wrong.