Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Remember if you get bumped off weekends off, the aircraft you want, or the base you live in, we voted for it. Then take that anger, and direct it at yourself and the next contract and take a serious look at it before you give it your rubber stamp.
We always say passengers have short memories. We do to. Look at our feet, not our mouths.
Strong words, but they need to be spoken. I will be one that gets bumped off of all three.
Why don't you take us through the scenario of where either Delta or NWA pilots would have been absent the merger.
Strong words, but they need to be spoken. You would have been one that would have been bumped off of all three absent the merger. In fact, at your juniority, you may (probably) have been looking at unemployment. Same is true with your peer from the Northside. A 20% revenue reduction, with an astounding premium traffic reduction to the Pacific, cargo collapse, and European collapse would have been far more difficult for either carrier as a standalone. There wouldn't have been $2 billion from Amex in the bank. Look at our cash balance minus that. The merger produced that additional protection.
You should "take a serious look at it" before posting what I view as a short sighted post. "We always say passengers have short memories. We do to."
Results matter. Look where your feet are standing, not where you "wish" they would be. My comments here aren't meant to be offensive. I am frustrated by what I view is a revision of history and a shallow treatment of our situation.