Good post and accurate.

All the ALPA guys are Delta pilots first. We might have different ideas on how to get what we want, but at the end of the day our interests are aligned. ALPA has a much better considered strategy, expertise and a big tool box. The DPA, even when well intentioned, lacks depth.

Nearly every one involved in representation at any level started their service work at a lower level and gained experience. I would be more impressed if DPA supporters would humble themselves and serve in some way to gain practical experience before demanding to be made Admiral in a day.

Representation at it's best is service to your pilots. It isn't just beating ALPA. A grudge against ALPA does not move the ball down the field. Further, management is more likely to concede to the force they know than the unproven urge. I don't think the DPA has the ability to get a 99.99% strike vote, which ultimately is the juncture management is motivated to avoid.

So you are exactly right.

 

Haha!!! Good one!

 

Somewhere after the merger don't forget...parking rope start 747's, closing Anchorage base and there's no money in freight....and no money in competing or flying our own iron. Carry on!

 

Ahhhh, DC9 BLUE , and they got rid of the yoke? But did they fix the air conditioning?

 

Breast video erar. Love the dude eating Panda Express while Bart Simpson answers the phone.

 

Still the same but now you take a City bus to the Cargo area. Go down to the ground transit area and take the very last bus on the right, it'll say Cargo area on the upper front reader board. Make sure to ask the driver which stop for Fedex, as its dark & hard to see as he'll fly right by it unless you request a stop:/. FedEx gouge, if you can't make you flight be sure to call the JS desk & cancel or they can blacklist you for 6 months!

 

If he put "hey our the bids out?" and "when's the next AE?" at the frequency in which they're asked around here the thing would have been one of the longest posts ever.

 

Man that'd be a cool plane to fly

 

Looks like he got a tail strike. Wrong flap setting or inadequate awareness of rotation rate in my expert opinion.

Is it just me, or did the Russians build that thing with spare MD90 parts?

 

In my haste, I may have mistakenly glossed over a few keys points.
Thank you to my fellow crewmembers for bringing it to my attention.
So here is the revised summary....

We're hiring, any info
Rumor
We stopped Hiring
Rumor
We're merging
We're not merging
We're merging again
Delta guys screws the NWA guys in the SLI
NWA guys keep their pensions, give the DAL guys the finger
Rumor
NWA pilots don't trust the FAs
NWA FAs don't trust the DAL pilots
SLI complete, Carl and Sailing trade disconcerting looks
DC-9 going away
Rumor
DC-9 staying
So when's the next AE....I hear it's going to be a big one
Rumor
ACL posts a lot of good stuff then goes missing
DC-9 going away again
Hiring approximately 300 newhire pilots
Displacing Approximately 300 newhire pilots
Jesse post underboob.....Thread goes suspiciously quiet for 4-6 hours
FTB spreadsheet
Jesse gets banned.....Pilot group moral bottoms out
New JFK terminal
We're buying 717s from SWA....Not really
SWA taxis to fast, makes senior widebody captains uncomfortable
Just kidding 717s are coming
Nobody here likes Alaska Airlines
Scope abuse
DC-9 a sticking around
DPA vs. DALPA
Contract 2012
DAL pilots save the world by ratifying
6 months later Hurricane Sandy hits, DPA says "Coincidence, I think not!"
Some 737 are ordered
MOAB one month away (Not sure which month though?)
Caplinger accuses Moak of assisting the Chinese in killing babies
A refinery is purchased
Rumor
DC-9 going away
Hey look some MD 90s
DC-9's staying
Sick leave abuse is acceptable if you post on here complain about it
Some more graphs from FTB
DPA guys hate DALPA guys
DALPA guys hate the DPA guys
DPA accuses DALPA of making the MD 80 seats uncomfortable
T and Purple don't see eye to eye
ATL sucks
Pilots grow depressed look towards a bottle of Gold Bond for answers
Free Jesse!!!!!!
Commuting is a choice, but not really, well maybe it is
DC-9 goinnnn......Err staying
We're Hiring!!!!!!

Hope that saves the newcomers some time.