Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
You know Bar, every time you talk about our merger you put your foot in your mouth. The NWA MEC was never worried about being treated like ASA, Comair or Compass. Not for a minute, not for a second.
Carl
Here you go Carl.
Originally Posted by Dave Stevens, writing as NWA MEC Chair 14 April 2008
... the Delta pilot leadership and Northwest management chose a different path. NWA management proposed a traditional merger to Delta management. Then Delta management entered into bilateral negotiations with the representatives of the Delta MEC. The representatives of the Northwest pilots were excluded from the negotiations.
One can only conclude that the Delta pilot leadership and Delta management have made an arrangement to try to disadvantage the Northwest pilots economically and with respect to our seniority. No pilot group is going to put up with this. No amount of money can sustain a carrier which creates this level of discord. This is a recipe for failure. Under these conditions, Northwest Airlines and all the stakeholders, including the pilots, other employees and customers, are better served by a standalone airline. Under these circumstances, it is Northwest’s best option, with its strong international and domestic route structure, a flexible fleet, an order book with fuel-efficient aircraft and the best cash position of any legacy carrier, to remain an independent carrier.
My family is more important than debating you. But I've got a long layover next week and can find the quotes after Delta reached an LOA (as a result of the negotiations referenced above) where the NWA claimed the Delta MEC had hatched a scheme to move forward without them.
Wish you would save yourself and me the time. If I write something, there is a source. My source on NWA is your MEC publications and investor conference call quotes, since all my knowledge comes from those sources.