Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

If you really want to see a pilot poke a finger in the eye of another group of pilots and their union...

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/am...-what-now.html

I think what JungleBus said was pretty tame. I really don't blame a single AMR, UCAL or USAir pilot for being perturbed about what we signed off on with the large replacement jets. I think everyone sees through the 50 seater swap out and 717 carrot. And I think the regional pilots see their ability to get out of the regionals as having been significantly hampered.

texavia

08-22-2012 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1249951)

JungleBus isn't even here and he badmouths the pilot group like that? Takes a hell of a lot of nerve to do that. He better hope that doesn't get to the employment office, or he shouldn't even bother sending in an app.

Wassa matter tsquare - can't stand someone calling 'em like he sees 'em and accurately at that?

forgot to bid

08-22-2012 06:45 PM

Just to be clear, just like mainline pilots has SJS with large Boeing made widebody aircraft, regional pilots are no better when it comes to gigantic E175s and CRJ-900s.

The thing is it doesn't take regional pilots long to realize they'd preferred if the largest airplane they were allowed to have looked like this:

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1279/4...1cb0aef8_z.jpg

but that's not in their control. we own that responsibility.

flyallnite

08-22-2012 06:50 PM

Quantas cancels order for 35 787-900s in major blow to Boeing

Anybody think this is going to get interesting?

filejw

08-22-2012 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1249833)

Should have said later this year. Thanks for the catch. Point I was trying to make was that the 744 fleet is down three jets until early next year due to the lie flat mods. They can get away will thin staffing it. Prior to the early out, they were at my best guess about 25-30 A and B positions over staffed

747 mods should be finished mid October and they are in no way thin staffed .30 to 40 folks a day on res for 3 departures .

buzzpat

08-22-2012 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1250033)

I've known him for a long time, too. He's a well spoken and mannered pilot. Not to mention his posts on the TA were some of the best written.

Oh, OK. His posts on a TA that wasn't his. Got it.

JungleBus

08-22-2012 07:13 PM

I see I've continued to be quite the lightning rod tonight. I should post while drunk more often. Livens this place up. It's been pretty quiet lately.

80ktsClamp

08-22-2012 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1250064)

Oh, OK. His posts on a TA that wasn't his. Got it.

Does that make his words any less valid? He's likely to be working under the TA... soon....ish... maybe?

Denny Crane

08-22-2012 07:21 PM

Junglebus,

I have a question and it is a sincere one. Why do you want to come to work with a group of guys, two thirds of whom you have essentially said you have no respect for? I don't know/think I could do that and be happy.

Denny

JungleBus

08-22-2012 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1250025)

I think they could make a case, based on his posting history, to think otherwise. Just a thought. Discretion, discretion.....

Considering how vocally P.O.'d a lot of the regional guys are at Delta for shutting down comair, shuffling their flying to the lowest bidders, etc, I've said next to nothing about Delta Air Lines and their management. I never criticized them or their management for offering the TA they did. It was good business sense. My criticism has been mostly aimed squarely at ALPA. Are you really telling me that I'd better stop posting criticism of ALPA or I risk not making it off of probation? :confused:

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