DPA timeline

May 1st, 2010 – The association was established.

Prior to 5% return of Cards - Volunteers selected to form Financial Oversight Committee (FOC), Technology Committee and Communication Committee. The Communication Committee will consist of a Captain and First Officer representative at each pilot base.

Nearly eight months later, most bases have no communications representatives. None of the bases have both a Captain and First Officer communications representative that I can tell.


Who's on the Financial Oversight Committee?

Who's on the Technology Committee?

Initially, a volunteer Board of Directors and a Financial Oversight Committee will be formed consisting of volunteers from both pre-merger groups. These volunteers will set up the books and complete the legal requirements for incorporation and accepting donations. All monies received, spent and balances are posted online for all to see excluding individual names.

Has this been done yet?

Where's the transparency, where's the structure?

8 months of organizing, where's the budget?

Or is that a DPA secret?

At 20% return of Cards – Draft constitution produced to web. Comments received

No constitution and by-laws (apparently after 8 months they still can't get 20% of the cards in, since they promised a draft of the C&BLs at 20%)

Obtaining the required amount of Authorization Cards from the total pilot group of 50% plus one by the end of this year will allow for a short validation period and the vote to occur. It is entirely possible to see DPA representing all Delta Pilots by early next summer.

After 8 months they haven't accomplished the most rudimentary of goals, yet they want to represent 12,000 pilots by early next summer, 5 months from now. Who have they interviewed to represent the Delta pilots. DALPA has at least 1/2 dozen attorneys and paralegals to cover representation for 12,000 pilots. Who does DPA have waiting in the wings? Where's the transparency?

Aeromedical services are currently outsourced to a company called Aviation Medicine Advisory Service which you can read about at www.aviationmedicine.com. This company could easily be hired by DPA to provide services with no break in coverage to our pilots. DPA will ensure a seamless transition of all of the critical services our group requires.

Has DPA contacted Aviation Medicine Advisory Services and secured their services? Early summer is fast approaching, 12,000 Delta pilots will need access to these services.