Originally Posted by
DALFA
Lets look at it for a second, i'll break it down and you can decide. There are many F/A's at DL that fly 120-140 hours a month, lets make an example at 100 hours.
Betty has 15 years, flies 100 hours a month on domestic flights.
American(APFA) = (70hrs @ $46.00) + (30hrs @ $52.90) = 3496 + 1587 = $5083
Alaska(AFA) = (100hrs @ $50.42) = $5042
Continental(IAM) = (75hrs @ $48.15) + (25hrs @ $53.15) = 3611 + 1329 = $4940
Southwest(TWU) = (80hrs @ $57.57) + (20hrs @ $63.27) = 4605 + 1265 = $5870
Delta = (100hrs @ $42.30) = $4230
There you have it...
It is interesting to note with the exception of Alaska (which had its first contact mirror SWA[TWU]), none of the flight attendant pay held out as superior to Delta's was from an AFA represented carrier.
If you look at current three largest afa carriers, UAL, NWA, and LCC, you will find a pay advantage for Delta.
The straight hour example above also did not include performance bonuses and profit sharing.
If you google "flight attendant" and "industry contract comparison" or "flight attendant compensation chart," you will find multiple sources that support argument that the afa is not delivering industry leading contracts. The IAM. APFA, an MIT group and Delta management have all published these comparisons.
IMHO, based on the available data and its track record,the afa will not be able to deliver all that it is promising us.