Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Yes....and they divided their group into thirds. The top third took a 10% ALV cut, the middle third a 20% ALV cut and the bottom third a 50% cut all in an attempt to eliminate furloughs(lots of other moving parts in there) But still, I stand by the assertion that most Delta posters opining about their deal were uniformly negative and expressed a sentiment of "UAL sold us (Delta) down the river".
When does reading the tea leaves properly constitute being astute and when does it just become "luck"?
Their deal was terrible for the pilot group and all pilot groups, to an extent. There were small details that made it good for some in their group and one very small but very important detail that made it very advantageous for the company. No matter what hours you dropped down to in their deal they had to WORK for them. By working they stayed current. Our fate was sealed with the MOAD. It had nothing to do with our deal. Our fate was sealed when we chose our cut with an ax path vs the tempered and educated approach SW took.
We are now behind the training curve and will just play whack a mole for then next 2-3+ years. Or lose market share. It’s just that simple.