Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Bravo.
Its all very good points.
This mailer was absolutely perplexing to say the least. I mean, if you want pilots to make money, as in become more profitable, maybe listen to the calls to upgrade the ACARS units to at least NWA standards if not better so that we can start pinpointing operational flaws that cause us to go OUT late? Therein substantially improving flight operations and everything financial that comes with that.
But really by last count, didn't we make like $22.258 billion dollars last year by flying the airplanes around which helped earn the $1.7 billion dollar operating profit? Of which, with the 2005 paycuts the pilots gave up like $1.08Bish in pay in 2010? We make lots of money as is.
It's not to be disparaging but you know flying with the guy who makes awfully embarrassing PA's but it only takes 1 person to say "loved your announcements!" to encourage it to continue despite the rest of the passengers hating it. I'm going to assume that the near Lawrence Taylor verbal sacks the skymiles folks put on passengers in the corridors will continue until its not profitable. Should be a better way to do this though.
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Still if anyone is looking for a credit card, and would like to earn miles on what is now the world's largest airline, please let me know. I'll be happy to tell you all about the Delta Skymiles Card. For instance, did you know you get 25,000 bonus miles after your first purchase! Or how about that extraordinarily annoying $95 annual fee... GONE! For the first year! Just ask me if you're interested. But not any of these other pilots who don't want to help you get 25,000 bonus miles after your first purchase or save $95 on your first years really truly overpriced American Express fee!

But, ftb... I don't want to pay the fee, and also I do not want to pay in full at the end of the month.
Please answer me this!!! (reference "answers to common questions").
And on the ACARS... I know you and I talked about this the other day, but for the "record" on here, I still can't believe Delta didn't already track that stuff. I knew on the pilot side we didn't put in delay reasons, but never really knew why. Is this an airline or a flying club? Not like any of that stuff is rocket science... I just assumed they tracked it because it's just logical. No wonder this D0 thing is like they are trying to reinvent the airplane.