Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-08-2008, 05:52 AM
#1501
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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
I fully understand that, but when the position won't be available until after you retire, you are de facto fenced out. By merging, they are able to bid a huge amount of additional airframes. Plus, if Delta establishes an ATL category for the whales, then they get to bid in front of the current whale drivers.
08-08-2008, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
The Redbook/Greenbook/Bluebook died in 2006. Fences have long since been down. I find myself edumacating a number of the captains that I fly with on this. People at NWA hold what their seniority can hold now. Doesn't change the fact that the RB/GB guys still hate each other. 
It wouldn't be NWA if there weren't something to hate.
It wouldn't be NWA if there weren't something to hate.So you are telling me that every former Republic pilot who wants to be in a whale or a 330 is in one?
08-08-2008, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Xray678
So you are telling me that every former Republic pilot who wants to be in a whale or a 330 is in one?
The reality is, the 747s are gone in a few years anyhow.
-Fatty
08-08-2008, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
From what I have heard... all conjecture of course... The whales will be flying thru Hooterville... not based there. So the whale drivers get to burn up some of their time transiting to-from ATL... Welcome to Delta boys...
08-08-2008, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
No, because you can't displace someone if they are in category. They can bid into it as holes open up and if their seniority can hold it.
08-08-2008, 10:16 AM
#1506
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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
My point exactly. If they cannot displace anyone, yet must wait for an opening in the category, a category manned by junior people in seniority, then there is the conundrum.
"So thats what an invisible wall looks like." Name the movie.
Scoop
08-08-2008, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
No, because you can't displace someone if they are in category. They can bid into it as holes open up and if their seniority can hold it.
This will be a huge issue in the SLI.
08-08-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
Its not a fence - as we have been told numerous times the fences came down - more like an invisible forcefield. For some reason the senior Republic guys cant seem to penetrate the forcefield.
"So thats what an invisible wall looks like." Name the movie.
Scoop
"So thats what an invisible wall looks like." Name the movie.
Scoop
If I'm going to get raped as hard as NWA guys expect, I want more money.
With oil plummeting...I bet the voting hotline is going to crash this weekend with DAL guys calling to change their votes to "NO." And that's only because there's not a choice for "HELL NO."
08-08-2008, 02:29 PM
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Here is a question. I understand DAL is a fairly young pilot group with little retirements in the near future. How old is the NWA pilot group? If there is a high number of retirements would that offset some the seniority problems native delta guys would have in the next few years.
08-08-2008, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ERJ135
Here is a question. I understand DAL is a fairly young pilot group with little retirements in the near future. How old is the NWA pilot group? If there is a high number of retirements would that offset some the seniority problems native delta guys would have in the next few years.
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