Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 1423216)

But you said the guy who wrote the article was making more $$$ AND is 15 years younger than you.

Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1423205)

The union puts out lots of rhetoric but if you really think about it, I don't believe DALPA has ever restricted Delta management from outsourcing any flying on any jet at any time.

We always sign a LOA or settle a grievance or create a new contract section that allows what management wants.

Be it RJ or widebody, domestic or international, if management wants to put our code on it or sell tickets on it or share revenue on it, then Moak and his disciples in DALPA will find a way. That is his history and there is no sign he plans to change strategy any time soon.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1423168)

Dunno about that. Most of mi amigos from the former airline are LCA and senior. As a junior mostly reserve guy my pay lags theirs by $40K or so a year. When you throw in the 401K contribution, we are closer. To make the major career work (spreadsheet wise) some seat progression is required. Even with the raises we have enjoyed the lost of line holding ability and in some cases equipment, has probably the seniority block from ~7,500 to 10,500 earning about what they did in 2008. (could be wrong, this is an assumption from a very small data set of friends who talk about such things)

Not complaining or questioning any decisions.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1423231)

Sure would like to see Alaska Airlines Section 1.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1423226)

Being younger, better looking and better paid than I am is not a very exclusive club.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1423219)

There is a DC9 line on the US/Canada map in Chapter 8 of the airway manual. I always wondered what that was for (NewK?). Even still, the DC9 with its turbojets and the 717 with its turbo fans probably do not share the same driftdown parameters.

Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 1423211)

I would be pretty surprised by that - there is a reason that no one flies DC9/717s west of Denver. I believe there are driftdown requirements that can't be met by that type of airplane. We had this problem at a previous airline.

Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 1423211)

I would be pretty surprised by that - there is a reason that no one flies DC9/717s west of Denver. I believe there are driftdown requirements that can't be met by that type of airplane. We had this problem at a previous airline.