Best trip ever, BOS/YUL turns twice a day on 767-300..... and then they discovered it could go far, far away...... sigh....

So, why were requests for the 4th of July off not awarded when there are surplus reserves on that day and no off day grouping requirements were violated?

Appreciate the love Ten. Maybe I do drink too much but I can assure you it's not Koolaid. I am a very positive person and a very realistic person. I understand basic economics and I'm a student of the US airline business (not the air cargo or foreign air line business). I also don't really care about today but think in longer terms, like 2 or 3 years down the road. That is why I'm so optimistic about the future for DL pilots, not what's happening today but what is going to start unfolding as we head into 2014. Our management team really wants 10bil in debt and a super strong year to get DL on the S&P 500 and have put off a lot of expenses to get us there (wonder why the board put off hiring-duh). There are growth airplanes that are going to start showing up in 2015, AA/US will route rationalize sometime in 2014 creating limited growth opportunities. Fuel will continue to trend downward and when do we exchange openers ?
If we push hard on the next contract my opinion is we will be in a much better position to bargain then we were on the last despite what some say.

Remember how senior the 727 NY Shuttle out of BOS went? Super Senior! Show up at 7am, fly 4-6 quick legs to LGA, go home. It was even more senior for the F/A's! Everybody loved flying the Shuttle.

I loved commuting on it, Free Sam Adams! :eek::D

If you sat near the fwd galley, you could easily score two on a 45 minute leg, one when they pulled the carts out, another 20 minutes later when they put them away. ;)

I remember being the 2nd youngest member of crew on the BOS/CVG/LAX flights..... no dates there, holding yarn at the beach maybe......

I would stay right where I am. I like the variety available on the 75/76. I can only hold domestic right now, but I enjoy international very much and would stay in this category.

Cap'n Crunch... Cap'n of the FAILboat

Here's another flaw in your argument. I am getting that paycheck now.. and flying those same kind of domestic trips. Soooooo how would I benefit again?

Thanks TEN...

Funny.. but you're still a punk. ;)

You know I kid....

Now, now Finis. Don't be silly. You don't sound like a broken record.

You sound like a patronizing management/union stooge.

"Good things on the horizon?" Isn't that what you said 5 years ago?