Originally Posted by
321pilot
Some news from the DALPA MEC meeting going on now in SLC (tweeted last night from @Delta_MEC_Comm). It's not much but it's something:
Pilot Head Count – near term changes
318 pilots will not be needed in the near term due to cancellation of E190 orders.
Sounds like some posturing by the company and perhaps the remaining "yes" voters on the MEC. The 190s weren't coming until the 4th quarter 2016, so zero pilots were needed for those airplanes in the near term.
Wonder how long DALPA will slap the pilots's wrists for the no vote?