Remember real vs nominal when calculating pay. Delta voted in an 18% DOS raise when inflation has been over 17% since expiration. They voted in less than a 1% pay raise in real terms. Alaska actually voted in a pay cut in real terms. This at a time when we have more leverage than any time in history! Airlines have already passed these inflationary costs onto customers while we work for old rates.

One more thing to consider is if the fed fails to get back to the 2% inflation target and we’re now looking at 4% or higher for the foreseeable future. Delta’s 4 year deal may leave them at a loss to inflation when it’s over. Not bashing DAL’s contract, just stating that the inflationary environment combined with record pilot demand equals much more than what we’ve seen already.

Roughly $292/Trip would equal DAL 737 rates for us. $330 would be roughly a 26% (9% Real) raise. It still needs to be higher.