Sometimes the cone of shame can be a blessing.

 

Is that Ike's paper? Nice!

SOUTH PARK LITTLE IKE IS DOIN THE TEACHER - YouTube

 

Those Seahawks hurt my feelings today!

The Bears had better be careful, or they might miss the playoffs -- just like last year.

 

Hilarious!

 

Can't tell for sure, but it sounds like you didn't get my parody of those who think it's just terrific the company mandated pilot PAs at the gate every 15 mins. Insert "PA" for "DH".

 

So... I'm trying to wrap my head around this Virgin Atlantic thing. Needless to say, I'm quite nervous about the codeshare scope agreement that will be done with DALPA, particularly after the Virgin Australia one just signed.



Oh, and VA is yet another company we are codesharing with that is taking delivery of very large aircraft while we are trading large aircraft for smaller, lower paying metal.

Well.... we'll see.

 

If DAL purchases the entire Singapore stake, it will be 49% of Virgin Atlantic.

Your Homework:

Read PWA Section 1.B.19, Section 1.C.1-2, 1.E.3-4, 1.F.3, and 1.P . Think and draw an unemotional conclusion as to how that will affect the Delta Pilots. Write a short essay, 500 words or less, have a peer review and proof-read it. Send to your reps. Await their response.


Before the end of the "Spring Semester":

Attend an LEC meeting to present any ideas to improve the union in resolution form, and make sure your voices are being heard and that the union representatives are being thoughtful, intelligent, and properly representing the will of their constituents.

 

I don't mind a discussion, but I just absolutely hate the personal attacks. Makes me feel like we're witnessing a joint venture in between the L&G and the ALPA forum.

 

I get your first point, but not the second. If flying is allocated on the basis of EASK's, or a similar metric, I'd rather see a hypothetical partner fly 2 A380's for 5 767's at Delta. There is a greater benefit for you and I this way, rather than the other way around.

Interestingly, I guess the VA(ustralia) agreement is predicated on departures. I think they're using 777-300's. A bit of a black eye there...

As far as VA(tlantic) goes, I have to assume they also fly east of LHR. Even if we were to have a fair division of flying INTO LHR (and this is getting way ahead of ourselves), then we still probably would end creating just another hub machine, that we would merely feed. Bypassing our own former hub-bypass efforts, so to speak.

What's good for us is a bunch of happy customer flying smaller airplanes, on direct, high-yielding routes.

Hypothetical: this is how I'm getting to like my ventures and mergers, by the way.