Originally Posted by
VoiceOfReason
Before my time. I had heard about the EDV to DL program and saw how it died on the vine. I wonder if our reps, knowing what they know now, would have taken the same stance and demanded the program be terminated? Not that we'd be a different airline today, but you know how hindsight goes...
Hey, at least I can don my New Balance shoes and enjoy some unbiased, controversy-free entertainment tonight as the dynamic Super Bowl champs kick things off with what is sure to be a well-fought battle with DL's hometown team! Who's with me?
I don't think the program was terminated because the reps requested it be. It was terminated because it was ill conceived and causing harm to the company's ability to recruit pilots. The problem was it was the idea of a senior delta executive and although it was clear that it was failing he wouldn't allow our CEO to terminate the program because it would make him look bad. That combined with one of the worst contracts in the industry at the time was its demise.