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As of yesterday there were 48 letters from pilots stating an intent to return from furlough bypass.
It must be my luck, but I've seen shockingly poor behavior by Mesaba pilots on hotel vans at the airport and on jump seats. Bad enough that their names still come to mind. They might be the World's most qualified pilots but I sure am not looking forward to working with those particular individuals. Such behavior will not be tolerated at Delta. A few of your pilots make the whole group look bad. Three tips:
(1) Delta handles that sort of thing on its merits and the kind of behavior I saw would result in being fired with D-ALPA's blessing.
(2) If that happens, management will manage their airline. That would be bad for those who hope to flow behind them.
(3) If you are a Delta pilot, they expect you to act in a way that makes your company look good. Of course Delta pilots screw up also and notice when they're in the news there is often a comment about their job being in jeopardy as a result. The best policy is to always be polite and professional to your co workers, the staff of other airlines and even the people at the hotels
Lambert still on your list? Spiky hair, bleached tips, uniform intentionally modified?
Don't these "tips" apply anywhere? Unfornately, we have pilots who make our pilot group look bad, just like any other airline in the country. These pilots are disrespectful and have bad manners, not the entire group. I don't disagree with anything you're saying besides the idea that the actions of the few should reflect the quality Mesaba pilots as a whole. I've witnessed Delta/NW pilots in the terminal, in my jumpseat, and in hotel shuttles act disrespectfully and unprofessionally also. However, I don't automatically group the whole Delta pilot group together as sub-par.
I don't really understand the whole feeling of ill will. These are people who are in the same industry as you, trying to get to the same point in their careers. What happened to supporting others who are in the same boat as you? Did you not have anyone support you when you may have been at the same point in your career progression?