Originally Posted by
Valar Morghulis
Some acknowledgement must be made that Sailing’s information is fine from a historical perspective, but regarding current events, it’s relevant only to the extent comparing how it used to be at “old” or “classic” Delta.
New day, new jet, new rules. His friends at the company are on the way out, and his friends at the union have been out for 8 years now. The way they did business left an indelible mark on the pilot group.
Nothing ever changes. The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn anything from history.
To paraphrase a old US politico (who was stratospherically popular when elected)
“You won’t have Sailingfun to kick around anymore.”
(I’d add DennyCrane and BuckingBar to this list of dubious distinction. If I could think of a fourth luminary I’d joke about “the four olds”. IYKYK)