Timbo

You'll never get the smell out of the seats...not that there's anything -wrong- with that!

Schwanker

Or maybe a baby blue pair of panties?

Jesse

He's just keeping us in suspense. Of course we are! We signed the TA, and as SD said in his update when we were deliberating the TA, a YES on the TA was going to be, to paraphrase, a step that would very likely lead to hiring in the 4th qtr this year. I was worried that the concessions we gave up in the TA regarding more flying for reserves, SCs, and loss of X days during the summer months would mean a need for less pilots. But that concern was allayed by my union when I was told the improvement to vacation would dictate a need for more pilots. So rest assured, we're going to hear about it any day now--hiring is coming soon!

TANSTAAFL

Speaking of, I found it a little troubling that the 717 aircraft will be based in DTW and ATL, but Crew Resources has yet to decide where the crew bases will be (other than ATL?!?)

blue vortex

I found it troubling too, regarding 717 bases. First they blame they delay (in knowing were the 717 will be based) on Network, now they blame it on crew resources. You don't buy /lease an airplane not knowing where you're going to fly/base it. So, why the suspense? And what about the DC9, I hear 2014 now.

Columbia

found the shopping cart (behind the Vette) our young passenger was driven home in.

buzzpat

Not a big deal in my mind (yet). ATL and DTW make total sense. I'm a little surprised that NYC isn't one with all of the LGA options.

Superpilot92

Well played sir

Sink r8

I read it the same way. I do think the road shows and update reveal a new focus on stall practice... but I don't see anything ominous.

Just nothing actually useful to our careers yet.

Scoop

[QUOTE=bigbusdriver;1261821]90% of the pilots where surprised that regional service was going to be replaced with regional service? Even the Cranky Flyer dude knew that it wasn't going to be all mainline. Pilots repost all these news blog stories here all the time and everyone missed the fact that the aviation press was reporting the truth? I can't find a single article or press release saying there will be jobs and flights out of this just that Delta will benefit and that there may be a chance that we see more flying after they get done building the hub up with marketing and all that silly money making stuff.



BBD,

First of all when did anyone say "all?" Second, what we started out was about 4 mainline flights - pretty far from "all." Thirdly, yes 90% of the Pilots were in fact surprised with the number of RJs flights on the initial rollout - but why shouldn't they have been? Did our management not solicit us to support the slot swap with all the "mainline" growth that it would bring? No one is saying anything about blog posst and the Cranky Flyer - guys are responding to what our management told us.

Finally, I guess you missed this part of my post:

In hindsight perhaps the company should have been a little more forthright about the initial RJ rollout. They have been pretty good about explaining it after the fact, but many feel we were initially mislead."

Scoop