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

Are you junior Delta pilots seriously beotching/venting about life for a 2008 hire to now? You do realize the life of a RJ FO that was DOH in 2008, is, surprise! Still a RJ FO. There are thousands of pilots with applications at Delta that would love to be in your shoes.

Cogf16

06-01-2013 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1417167)

oops. I used 2011 numbers for 2012. Here is an updated table from the 10-K reports.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6be9a6f6.png

Just went to "The Left Seat" 2 weeks ago. Good stuff, really enjoyed it. Talked to 767/757 fleet guys and they said that we are going down to 60 757's soon!!!!! I'm assuming he meant -200's and not including the -ER's from TWA. VERY dissapointed to hear that. To be replaced by an underpowered 737. Our dear 757's are twice the jet a 73 is!!!!!

gloopy

06-01-2013 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ExAF (Post 1419872)

How about "B-Dog?" After all...it's officially a "Boeing Mad Dog Derivative.";):D

OK that's not bad.

I think the trannys called it the "electric-9" or something like that.

Is it too un-PC to call it "girl pig" or piglet? You know, a pig with lipstick. Nevermind, if you have to explain it then it isn't funny.

Lapdog? Ankle Biter? The "HaHa you thought you were getting the summer off" jet? Something about the hiring in 2012 jet? What? Too complicated/too soon?

BINO (Boeing in Name Only?)

TenYearsGone

06-01-2013 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 1419879)

And that my friend, is why thing are extremely slow to improve.

TEN

iceman49

06-01-2013 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1419669)

I've heard the same about the motors. They perform very well on the runway and at cruise.

When the Trannies first took delivery of the 717s they had huge BMW stickers on the side of the engines. They have since removed them. Don't know why. I think we should put those things back on them.
Add a little German engineering prestige to the livery.

http://www.bmwdrives.com/gallery/BMWlogo/bmw_logo_2.jpg

And Delta used to have the old "Dependable Engines" logo on most of our nacelles.
I liked those stickers. Anybody know why we don't do that anymore?

http://www.aviationnews.eu/blog/wp-c...itney-logo.jpg

Pratts are great on the 330

iceman49

06-01-2013 10:08 AM

Are the new little tiny cups of coffee for the person that carries the little tiny luggage on board via the safety vid?:D

AtlCSIP

06-01-2013 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1419887)

How 'bout Chihuahua?

sailingfun

06-01-2013 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TenYearsGone (Post 1419888)

And that my friend, is why thing are extremely slow to improve.

TEN

Not much has changed here since 2008. Pay is only up 30 percent. Reserve pay is up another 8. MD88 pay bumped a little extra. Overtime pay is up to 2x from 1.5x and the qualifiers lowered to get it. Training recovery has been eliminated for FO's. Retirement pay up from 12 to 14 percent and in 7 months goes to 15. Lump sum stock bonus into each pilots retirement hired prior to 08. Mandatory block hours shift from DCI to the mainline starts in the fall. No furloughs even with a pilot surplus. Improved furlough protections.
Those are off the top of my head in 1 minute. Its a shame we have not performed like the other unions in the industry. Imagine how much more we could have!!!!

Bucking Bar

06-01-2013 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1419918)

He was probably referring to progression. ... and the benefits you correctly outline will be nice when we make it back to the relative position we were in circa 2008. Some people have been stagnant since 2000. That is a long time.

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