Everyone keeps talking about negotiating capital... The reality is, as a bottom line, the pay scales from 2000 should be restored and likely a much higher DC, say 18% or even higher for a guy closer to 60. NB crew rates should be set to at least SWA plus 1%, increasing for 75/76 and up. Whether inflation since 2000 is taken into account, that's negotiating capital. I sincerely hope that ALPA burries the concept of "small incremental gains" and sets an absolute minimum baseline for Delta pilots in 2012. The threshold for a strike or supporting a future CBA should be set in stone BEFORE any negotiating capital is spent.

I know the demographics are skewed as we have pilots form the midwest and all corners of the country, but I sincerely hope a major airline pilot for the number one airline can make more than a city police officer in Socal, before even considering their retirement of 3%/year. Here, I make half of what my buddy does as a seargent.