Is this even legal per FAR's and the Whitlow Letter? Super. This is a perfect example of how the Delta way is not better. I can name the things better at Delta on one hand. I'll try right now.

1. Hotels
2. Hourly Wages
3. Delta gives long call last day of reserve
4. I like the Delta short call/long call system as I'm junior. If I was senior, I would be ****ed as NWA let senior pilots have long call every single day of reserve except last day. It let people not senior enough for long call pick short call times in seniority order.

That's it. 4 things. 3 if you're not extremely junior. There's always a catch with the Delta way. NWA reserve pilots had the same trip and duty rigs as line holders. If a NWA pilot deviated from a deadhead, per diem was not affected. If a NWA pilot did a single deadhead on his last day, that day counted as one day towards his 5:00 average duty day (the Delta way is 5:15 average day, but deadhead days don't count). NWA guarantee was 70 for lineholders/75 for reserve, time and a half over 80. I'm honestly not sure that the Delta contract was the contract we should have used for this merger. I'm extremely grateful for the merger as I know I would be furloughed right now without the merger. I am proud to work for the largest airline in the world, but things could be a lot better. They could be a lot worse also, but lets focus on the better. Our contract needs improving, and the old NWA contract is a good place to start.