We supposedly have a net growth of 71 aircraft over the next 3.... (hopefully???)

At least within narrowbody equivalent positions yes, its very likely they would looking at the last 3 arbitrated lists.

I would hope DALPA would fight it tooth and nail, but at the end of the day it may be the sandwich we are fed. At that point all we'd have left are massive 20-30 year fences, which would become a necessary evil.

The differences on the 90 are negligible. Try moving to the 757. What kind of printer is that?! Where'd the ACARS go? What's a 757-300? Where do I plug my headset in again? What kind of Comm panel is this?

Excellent point! Maybe someday I'll experience it.

The weirdest differences I ever encountered was on the 737-200. Most of the fleet was the same, but there were some we called the twisted sisters, nobody knew how to work the autopilots so most folks just handflew them until cruise and handflew back down.

correction, to make this legally defensible for APC, I'll say I didn't know how to work the autopilots on the sisters, I'm sure someone did.

what makes me miserable is the knowledge that so many of my coworkers are so hooked on widget-infused crack that they can't even see straight.

let's take a real look at how much C2012 will increase our productivity and reduce the number of pilots required. no, I'm not talking about DALPA's nonsensical numbers.

let's take a look at the growth of skyteam flying. heck, we don't have to go any farther than Alaska.

oh, and it's going to be virtually impossible to hire qualified replacements on a 1-for-1 basis with upcoming retirements.

so how's that growth going to happen?

johnson29, be honest now. do you believe our seniority list will grow over the next 10 years?

You can too experience it if you come to NY, I'm a few numbers junior to you.

This must be you Mr Grimace

Funny, only 17 of those aircraft are projected for growth over the next 10 years. Why don't you post Delta's proposed fleet growth over the next 3 years.