Originally Posted by BobSacamano

Any pilot near the bottom of the seniority list needs to pay attention to the bulleted concept right here. Next time some disgruntled senior dude carps about how he wants Delta pay because he carries more passengers than them (while totally ignoring the fact that we’re carrying a plane full of $19 fares), remember that these folks literally don’t care if we end up like Spirit and you get furloughed because the operation is economically nonviable. This guy right here said the quiet part out loud.

Originally Posted by BobSacamano

Maybe they would’ve been more amenable to a contract if the union hadn’t asked for unreasonable rates and things like more vacation for super senior pilots (did we even want that and what are we supposed to give up for it? Who knows, because we can’t be trusted to know our own survey results).

It sure seems like we’re more likely to see a concessionary contract than we should be. There are some who won’t accept that, but they’re the same ones pushing the pie-in-the-sky offer that’s got us to where we are today: stalemate going into a recession. Those of us who’ve been here before at other airlines know it doesn’t end well.