Originally Posted by
Lifeisgood
I did it several times in my Delta career.
Last time was in Jan 2011, but, according to my public math, 687 pilots left Delta without replacement since then, so I don't think dropping the whole line would ever be possible.
We are so much leaner now that reverses will be capped.
All because most of us would rather work a lot more (for a little more in pay) than vote no.
That is exactly what management wanted.
Rant over, sorry!
How many pilots have come back from MIL LV, FUR BYP, and SIC lists in that time frame? How many aircraft (and what type) are/were offline getting mods done?
Remember, the company only cares about the number of pilots available to fly the schedule every month... Not the total number of pilots on the seniority list.