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We're not Delta. Never will be unless they buy us. That's the reality. Do we have their market cap? Pilot numbers? Route structure? No. Do we deserve more? Absolutely. We have to fight our own battles in the reality that we live in and quit making moot comparisons. But.... Mike Tyson made millions and I work for free in my amateur boxing league. Yep. Become Tyson get Tyson money. If we wanted to work at Delta, they're hiring. Let's be realistic about the situation that our own career choices have placed us in. CAs here gross in the top 10% of income earners in the US. Let's keep things in perspective. If you find yourself in DFW the week of Thankgiving roll on by and you can help dole out turkey to homeless veterans with me. Enlightening. I hope I never get to the point in my life when $100 is not a lot of money. Again, we deserve more for what we do. However, when we hear hoof prints we need to think horses not unicorns.
Originally Posted by
Std Deviation
We're not Delta. Never will be unless they buy us. That's the reality. Do we have their market cap? Pilot numbers? Route structure? No. Do we deserve more? Absolutely. We have to fight our own battles in the reality that we live in and quit making moot comparisons. But.... Mike Tyson made millions and I work for free in my amateur boxing league. Yep. Become Tyson get Tyson money. If we wanted to work at Delta, they're hiring. Let's be realistic about the situation that our own career choices have placed us in. CAs here gross in the top 10% of income earners in the US. Let's keep things in perspective. If you find yourself in DFW the week of Thankgiving roll on by and you can help dole out turkey to homeless veterans with me. Enlightening. I hope I never get to the point in my life when $100 is not a lot of money. Again, we deserve more for what we do. However, when we hear hoof prints we need to think horses not unicorns.
Alaska has always mirrored DALPA rates. What is next when that happens? We are not Alaska?
We have a 21% operating margin to DAL's 19%.
We will do fine and the corporation will thrive with DALPA narrow body rates and conditions of service. Why? DAL used BK to clean up its books and Jetblue used our QOL and the DR to the same affect.
Our debt service (lack thereof) is a strategic advantage.