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DAL 88 Driver
And don't forget about when he compared us to janitors.
And this wasn't necessarily in his testimony... but don't forget about labeling our potential strike a "murder/suicide"... and then the whole turning the other employees against us thing. I could never have imagined that anyone could have such a complete lack of respect for what we do.
That was a very dark time and I'm glad it's behind us. The attitude towards us by the other employees was absolutely appalling. By far the worst thing I think I've ever seen in all of my career. I hope none of us ever see anything like that again. EVER.
... and while he stayed up at night worried about how much pilots were being paid for their work, his staff was writing checks in the millions to Mesa for work they had never performed. Mesa was paid performance bonuses over $3 million when their performance was so substandard that Delta eventually canceled their contract. Here's a brief recap for anyone interested in the details.
http://www.bnet.com/blog/airline-bus...confusion/1804
Personally, hes very likely a fine gentleman. But, he had no business criticizing pilots doing their job while his employees in his department did not do their job.