Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
The friends I've had go to Delta recently are on the 75/76. They said they're looking at reserve for quite a while, flying holidays and such. They're used to it as they're all military, but being in the bottom 1/4 of a 12K-13K pilot group doesn't sound like much job security if the economy turns sour just a little. BTW, they are happy as clams!
But, you are right, we do need improvements on our CBA, I'm confident they'll come.
If the economy ever gets that bad that 1/4 of the bottom Delta pilots are furloughed, you can bet that our jobs will be gone too. Nothing that serious would leave the LCC carriers untouched.