I've known Hockey for quite some time, actually one of the nicest people I know and a good family man. Does he complain a bit? Sure, but then again so do most of the guys that I hired or fly with. I think one of the biggest complaints was seeing such a step backwards with reserve and the effects on QOL. If it weren't for a steady group of pilots complaining about such inefficiencies as we've seen in this merger, the shelving of the approach to "best practices" or the draconian reserve system whereby seniority and predictability has been completely abrogated then what would ever change?

Looking at this merger going forward I have seen some great changes to the PWA pertaining to reserve. The ability to consolidate reserve days into larger periods thereby minimizing commutes and maximizing time at home is for one that I will greatly appreciate; someone will always be in the bottom few percent. Being automatically released at noon before X-days is yet another. While the current call-in-honest policy is less than desirable, there have been some changes towards the good when being bumped by the FAA. I eagerly await an all out overhaul of the program but if every pilot was content with the status quo then what, if anything, would ever change?

I am trying to be objective and this is the most passive I can be on a forum limited by a keyboard and thousands of unknown interpretations, The last time I checked forums exist for the exchange of information. If something with DAL is messed up to the point where QOL is impacted, then by all means this IS the place to post it; complain if you will. If you just want to post the latest score from a ball game or tweet then there are other conduits for that. Personally, I would rather come on here and see people complain because then I know ALPA is likely being engaged and my dues are going towards a cause and building a better PWA. What I can't stand is jumping into this thread with nothing but a bunch of chit-chat for endless pages. If this thread is only here to brag about how great Delta is compared to other airlines... holy cow I can find better use of my time.