Originally Posted by
Trip7
According to a MEC Scheduling Committee member, June set a record at Delta for system wide GSs. 8600ish was final number I believe. Previous record was 7900ish.
He also stated that July is on track to do the same. Man, ARCOS sure did eat away at all those greenslips.
Originally Posted by
Trip7
Looks like company has decided pilots will take the extra flying vs hiring more. It's feeding season. If you got major capital expenses upcoming or expensive tastes, now is the time to eat! It's raining Green.
Ya, they're banking on guys GSing their summers away so they they're not so overstaffed in the winter. Great for the company, good for a some, bad for most. While I don't mind the short term cash, I much prefer better summer staffing. On average I'd like to see schedules built to fewer days per month...then let the guys who want the extra pay to GS. Simply attempting to bid min credit or drop trips just doesn't always work.
Originally Posted by
Trip7
It's a Brave New World we are in. A350 Captains hitting 7 figures and Delta still bringing in over 5 Bills a year. We seriously need to look into stock options. Follow Warren
The 350 debacle was just that, and an outlier due to Delta trying to be super cheap and some in management who can't stand the thought of bypassing guys. When you have guys finishing training and flying one or two trips, it's obvious someone is spiteful. Glad those guys got to take advantage of that opportunity and cash it though.
Stock options are an interesting option.