Originally Posted by NYCLGAPILOT

Hi, everybody. Today is Friday, July 3, 2015. I hope this message finds you all doing well.

After we talked last week about the state of our overall summer operation you went on to set a Delta record for consecutive hours without a mainline cancellation during a summer schedule. From Thursday afternoon through Wednesday evening, more than 2.5 million customers flew without a mainline cancellation. That’s roughly 150 hours. Our previous record in a summer schedule was 80.3 hours – or just over three days. We also had two consecutive days this week on Sunday and Monday with 100% completion on mainline and at Delta Connection. It’s an outstanding performance, and it’s a testament to the work being done across the system and with our regional partners. And one more stat to be proud of is that year to date we’ve operated 68 days with no mainline cancellations, compared to 43 such days at this point last year. This is what reliability looks like, and it’s thanks to your collective hard work.

Looking ahead to the July 4 holiday, load factors are at or above 90 percent on the more than 9,500 flights scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Some rough weather in Atlanta and the Northeast will try to throw us off our game, but I know this team will work together to show our customers and each other the Delta Difference and get people where they need to be safely.

On another matter, I know the issue of compensation is top of mind right now for all Delta people as our pilots vote on the tentative agreement that the Company and ALPA reached a few weeks ago. Every year at Delta we take a comprehensive look at ground and flight attendant compensation, and this year is no different. We are committed to providing Delta people with leading total compensation - including profit sharing – compared with our U.S.-based global competitors.

I’ve been asked by a lot of employees for my thoughts on this agreement and what the opportunities are for Delta and our employees. Candidly, there's a lot of information out there – some true, some false and some speculative. In truth, the agreement is an opportunity to bolster the momentum we’ve built in three critical areas: Maintaining our history and culture of working and winning together; fortifying Delta’s highly successful fleet strategy; and providing the best pilot base pay, the best profit sharing and the best overall work rules amongst our global competitors. Failure to ratify the agreement will lead to a very different and longer path that will not result in a better deal. Uncertainty will prevail, and that will not be good for anybody. So, I ask all Delta pilots to continue their leadership in our company by ensuring you have the necessary information to cast a well-informed vote by the July 10th deadline. Our future is bright and I look forward to hearing that our pilots have seized the opportunities presented by this agreement.

Finally, I want to thank all of you who serve or have served in the military, and those whose family members serve to protect the independence our nation will celebrate this weekend. I hope you and all Delta people will have an opportunity to spend some time at some point over the holiday with loved ones. Please stay safe when you do.

That’s it for this week. As Mr. Woolman said: “Let's put ourselves on the other side of the counter. We have a responsibility over and above the price of a ticket.”

Take care of yourselves, each other and our customers. Let’s keep our backpacks on. Be safe out there. I look forward to seeing you out on the system or talking to you next week.

Originally Posted by dbrownie

When has a CEO been involved in the passing of a TA (six months early)?