What happened to the charter contract deal which would allow us to keep more 757's?

 

No, my glass is always half full. I am just being realistic about it. I think the hiring news is excellent.

 

I agree. I'm cautiously optimistic that this hiring spree turns into the one that never ends. The 99-01 hiring spree was suppose to never end as well and we know how that turned out. I sure hope we see 50 a month forever, but Russia/Iran/N Korea etc. and age 70 could easily derail some of that plan.

 

Finally a reason the profession is in it's current state that we as a nation can all understand...... it's Bush's fault.

Personally, I find both FOX News and MSNBC full of exaggeration and hyperbole most of the time.

 

Not much of a stretch when you're on PBGC and in your 70's......

 

Well at least there was a PBGC to pick up the pieces. I get what you mean though to see a company shrug their pension obligations only to declare a $2.5Billon profit a few short years later.
What ever happened to Eastern retirees or Braniff retirees?

 

Sadly, it will never happen now. I checked in on Ben's board last night and threw up a little in my mouth.

Apparently Lee Moak had 1,278,000 reasons not "to rock the boat at national" last year, or probably ever.

I am an ALPA supporter, but that is obscene and indefensible. Before that little bomb shell went off I would have said DPA was in grave condition on life support and drifting into the dirt nap.

That movement just snapped out of it and sat up straight in bed while yanking out the IVs. Phuque! Just when I thought they were in the death swirl in the bowl and gonna be gone.

Why is this bad? Here's why!

That little Moak nugget set back any chance at unity building for a long time. So much for getting our $hit together before section 6.

So ****ed I'd kick the dog if I had one. Might have to let the cat out back instead. There are a set of hawks building a nest in one of my palm trees!

 

Don't know, next time I run into the charter guy I will ask. Perhaps we already have it.

 

Just to be clear the only people talking about raising the retirement age are pilots on forums. ICAO is not looking at it. The FAA is not looking at it.

 

I saw that number too. Yes, it's a lot of money. But how was the calculus done? I know if you take our total compensation (insurance, retirement etc...) it pumps the number up quite a lot. LM gets a housing allowance, vehicle allowance, and other things. It is a good gig, that's for sure. But is it enough to give DPA a shot in the arm? For me, it's not. Maybe others feel differently.

A 2 percent raise isn't going to cut it for me this next go around. A giveback of any kind isn't going to work for me either. I don't want to hear that negotiations are 'give and take'. The company has taken and we have given plenty. Our executives don't ask what they have to give up to get a raise. When the FA's get the same raise as us, they don't get more days on reserve. Are you listening DALPA??