New this week --> They just added nosewheel landing techniques.

 

Has anyone had the experience of having to do Jury duty? If so, could you enlighten me with your experience and how the company handles pay, daily procedures etc...?Thanks in advance.

 

I've been told that they would NEVER do something like that.

 

Now that's an understatement!

The saddest part is the company was given "wiggle" room.
+/- 1.5% from the target of 50% and thats on a rolling 3-year average.

Then in addition, they were given 1.P.4. Note two, essentially a one time "get out of jail" card.
All the company had to do is meet 49.75% for a 12-moth period and all previous "underages" would be wiped clean.

Even with this extra bit of flexibility Delta still will fail to meet the target on March 30, 2014.
Multiple opportunities gave the company lots of flexibility to execute the business plan.

The PWA gave Delta enough flexibility that the company could have ceased flying any Transatlantic JV flying for two years, then brought our percentage to 49.75% for the current 12-month period ending March 30th, 2014 and Delta would have been deemed in compliance.

All of this won't matter and I'll be happy as a clam if we actually make the new JV language 1.E.8, just added in the last contract, stick when it comes to the Virgin JV:
the Company’s share block hours flown under the JV will be at least 75% of the Company’s share of revenue in that twelve-month period.
Since Delta owns half of Virgin, Delta's share of the revenue of the Virgin/DAL JV is 75%. If we really get to fly 75% of Delta's portion of the Revenue as is stipulated in PWA 1.E.8, we would get a 56% share of all Virgin/DAL JV flying. That would be a lot of flying added. If we really see a 56% share of flying for Delta pilots in the Virgin/DAL JV, this thread will be a very happy place.

Cheers
George

 

Take a look at contract section 13 E. It describes Legal Duty leaves and what you need to do. I believe it addresses what you want to know.

Denny

 

Yes George it was an understatement.

Yes they could be in compliance in your scenario but what about the lost flying? According to the Update, it's not a snapshot but cumulative compliance.

I hope we do too.

Denny

 

Denny...Thank You.

 

Yup it's always a cumulative look-back of the previous of three years taken on March 30.

But 1.P.4, Note Two permits a one-time 12-month only cumulative loock-back if we reach 49.75%.
1.P.4 Note two then permits any previous year underages will be discarded...

Delta could technically still use this provision in 2015, looking back 12 months and meet the letter of the contract.

Cheers
George

 

Then I'll make a table off known data, graph it, and then be called a liar.
Then it'll pass and the next earnings investor call would prove the no votes were more correct then we knew and something something USAPA...

 

Well they did make it below flaps 40 extension speed a few seconds before touchdown. Besides, aren't the mains rated for 10'/sec? What is the rating on the nosegear? Indestructible? Apparently not.