Here is my response to Mr. B's 2009 strategic plan:

Paycuts: Employees across the board have been there and done that, with the exception of (I'm quite confident) DS and every CEO we've had since the cuts started.....

PPAS: Comair is the only DCI carrier that utilizes this cost-saving measure. Rather than Delta losing sleep over OUR costs, why not mandate the "20-some" other DCI carriers lower their costs by using PPAS or something similar?

Performance: This operation produced a record number of 100% completion days and met other on-time initiatives despite working with lower staffing levels and operating extensively in the northeast. What do we get in return? Airplanes re-assigned, furloughs, and the prospects of even more staffing reductions and, dare I say it, paycuts.

Packages: Want the old farts to leave to reduce our labor costs? How about stepping up to the plate with a legitimate retirement package! Joe Schmoe 20-year captain is not going to ride off into the sunset with a year's worth of pay and travel benefits when he could keep the left seat warm for 10 more years and earn over a million dollars in extra income. Make a good offer and I can assure you you'll have some takers. I'm no business major, but I've heard that sometimes you have to spend money to make (save) money.


In conclusion, this workforce is sick and tired of getting the run-around. We've been treated like the expendable "number" that we are and not the human beings we become when we punch out for the day and go home. We need a reason to care and a reason to give it our all. Everyone here has been victimized by false promises and a false sense of hope for an operation that continues to circle the drain. I doubt there are many that still think this place has a reason to exist after the events of the last few years. Best of luck with the implementation of your strategic plan and let me know what I can do to help---I'll be sitting at home doing nothing after the 19th.....

ComairFO