Originally Posted by
Kingbird87
Do yourself a favor, get off probation, look around at the human beings with families and lives, commitments, and problems and then come back to me with your furlough jets. Trust me, and I've been here over 30 times longer than you have, your day in the barrel will come. Until you realize the guy or gal sitting next to you is more than an operator of a furlough jet, one of the least of your problems is a furlough.
King,
I look around every time I go to work. Don't you think we at DAL have families and lives, commitments, and problems? There were many reasons DAL pilots chose DAL over another carrier. Many of us had a choice and I chose not to apply to NWA. Not because your airline was not a good carrier, but the because the age of your fleet, the announced airframe retirements, the 787 delays, and no announced replacement for the 9's. The move would have been too risky when there were other options. Seems ironic now. I'm now off my soapbox.