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Sink r8 06-13-2013 10:32 AM

Simultaneous with Deutsche Bank presentation/webcast.

BigGuns 06-13-2013 10:34 AM


Originally Posted by TCMC17RES (Post 1427684)
FWIW I'm in the training center and was told it is being expressed as "official" that interviewing will start in the fall for classes in early 2014 at 30 per month for the foreseeable future.

Until I see actual new hires... It is just a bunch of southern cheerleadering!!

I do think they will HAVE to hire to stay competitive with UAL and AA.

finis72 06-13-2013 10:37 AM


Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1427678)
blah blah blah. All 36 of 'em. woo hooo. I guess though it is great if you are in the top 500 and are 60 years old. For most of us, not so much. And when those super premium aircraft go away... and make no mistake, they will someday.... what then?

A steak dinner says that the 747s will not be replaced with 747s. So at least we did something right.

A steak dinner that the 747's will be replaced by 777-300ER's which will at the very least pay the same.

forgot to bid 06-13-2013 10:37 AM

[QUOTE=BigGuns;1427695]

Originally Posted by TCMC17RES (Post 1427684)
FWIW I'm in the training center and was told it is being expressed as "official" that interviewing will start in the fall for classes in early 2014 at 30 per month for the foreseeable future.[/QUOUTE]

Until I see actual new hires... It is just a bunch of southern cheerleadering!!

I do think they will HAVE to hire to stay competitive with UAL and AA.

But there are so many flows, how will we be competitive with off the street hiring?

forgot to bid 06-13-2013 10:40 AM


Originally Posted by finis72 (Post 1427696)
A steak dinner that the 747's will be replaced by 777-300ER's which will at the very least pay the same.

Nah, you have to tell us whether they're new 773s or used? :D

I'm afraid of 744s being replaced by A333s.

tsquare 06-13-2013 10:42 AM


Originally Posted by finis72 (Post 1427696)
A steak dinner that the 747's will be replaced by 777-300ER's which will at the very least pay the same.

Right. But they certainly wouldn't if the bigger must pay more crowd had their way. That's why I said we did something right. (And I'll bet any WBs we see coming will not be 747s or 777s.... JMHO, from connecting dots)

DAL4EVER 06-13-2013 10:42 AM


Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 1427605)
You just explained why LBP is a bad idea. It deprives us of the means to capture the benefits of higher productivity aircraft. Whether the company wants to add seats without paying us, or keep seats constant, the choice is theirs.


No I don't think so. We are the cheapest carrier of the major SkyTeam partners from a labor perspective. Yet they, not us, have 100+ large WBs. How many "high paying" jobs has that lost? We are tied to the past with our current pay structure. We only spend on average maybe 1/4-1/3 of our career in the higher paying categories. The rest of the time its less. We need to get away from thinking what we might make someday for a few good years. What if payscales were adjusted to LGBP allowing a pilot to capture more pay over his whole career and not chase planes or bases to do it? How many guys in ATL, CVG, MSP would be happier if they could avoid commuting to protect their pay?

sinca3 06-13-2013 10:43 AM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1427700)
Nah, you have to tell us whether they're new 773s or used? :D

I'm afraid of 744s being replaced by A333s.

Yes, but what if our small fleet of 744's (16 I think) was replaced by 30-40 A333's?

DAL4EVER 06-13-2013 10:44 AM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1427700)
Nah, you have to tell us whether they're new 773s or used? :D

I'm afraid of 744s being replaced by A333s.

With LGBP no one would care except for the "whale or nothing" crowd.

sinca3 06-13-2013 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1427673)
To see if you're doing it right, do as above, and then click on the ATL 777 A's, they were there when I checked an hour ago.

If you can see them, but not some of the other A's, then you are doing it right, but the others which are giving you the "Authentication Error" page aren't fully loaded into the system yet. Try again later.

Delta (lack of) Technology; using yesterday's technology for tomorrow! :rolleyes:

Hey, at least they are getting them out well ahead of the 17th, which is the only date the company is required to have them posted, per the contract.

You KNOW they want them all done and posted before they go home for the weekend tomorrow at 4pm.

Yes, I can see 777A but not M88A or any B's...that I tried. The suspense is killing me!


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