Originally Posted by
Kforekyle
I don't think Delta can take just the airplanes without taking the pilots. We can't staff the a/c we have right now. Hire who they want? The ssp is at 65% right now. We have 4 sims for 81 ac. does not add up! They are going to add more ac. A very good flow or a staple with a fence is probably what they are going to do.
One of the dangers of being a wholly owned is mainline can pretty much do whatever they want with you when it comes to increasing or decreasing your flying. DALPA would likely never agree to anything other than a flow or preferential hiring. I can't see Delta paying anything other than new hire wages if they move you over to mainline. Why would Delta pay for a merger where they would have to pay pilots at their present longevity, when they could move the planes over, hire who they want either through a flow or preferential hiring, and start everyone at year one pay. Its all about the cash in the end.