Originally Posted by
D Mantooth
Boog, please. Let's be honest here.
You wrote that in three years there would be a lot less (sic) DAL pilots. In fact, there are over 800 more Delta pilots on the property today.
You wrote that there would be stagnation. In fact, there have been hundreds of pilots advancing to higher paying equipment every year since 2012.
You wrote that the W2s wouldn't increase. In fact, in just straight pay rates alone, (not counting b-plan, profit sharing, or the aforementioned advancements) Delta pilots are making 23.9% more than they were in 2012.
You wrote that "we didn't think they would do that." In fact, we knew very well that they would do that.
I'm not here to debate 2012, and I apologize for rehashing it. My only motivation was to point out that 2012 was not the disaster that many (including your reps) predicted, and just maybe, this one won't be either.
And thanks for not calling me a wuss!
Boog was right here Mantooth. C2012 was not the genesis of the growth we're seeing. That was decided by management based on their study of the marketplace.
If the company had decided to shrink the airline and furlough as a result of the marketplace realities, it would have been disingenuous to blame C2012 for those job losses. It's just as disingenuous for you to claim that C2012 was the reason that we've seen job growth now.
With regard to C2012 and jobs, there is no question that C2012 had job LOSSES baked into it. Not even the MEC disagrees with that. What saved us is that the market (and Delta management's reaction to it) decided that growing the airline would be best.
Carl