Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
That is a perfect cliff version of the ALPA roadshows to sell us C2012. I'm sure that is what the company told them and the believed it so I guess we can only blame ourselves for taking the bait second hand. I guess that's what we should expect when we send in the negotiators that got a weekend crash course vs. professional negotiators for the largest airline in the world.
The information from DALPA, which is still available on the website, predicted a staffing impact of 180 pilots through 2013 as more aircraft join the mainline. Delta's SEC filing indicates that the mainline fleet grew by 26 aircraft in 2013. So far the information that DALPA put out seems to be correct.
As for professional negotiators, as ALPA pilots we use professional negotiators with decades of experience negotiating pilot contracts. These negotiators are the best in the industry and work side by side with our elected negotiating committee and our expanded negotiating team.