Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright (Post 1668144)

They will become on call reserve days.

Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1668086)

Well if they do eventually move all the ATL 777 time up to DTW, I may join you both on the A330 in ATL.

I'd like to get some beach time in HNL, the beaches in Dubai suck!

(no topless chicks and no alcohol permitted :eek:, so what's the point?) :D

Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1668086)

I'd like to get some beach time in HNL, the beaches in Dubai suck!

(no topless chicks and no alcohol permitted :eek:, so what's the point?) :D

Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright (Post 1668148)

Timbo you really don't want to fly the Bus. Not only is it a crappy plastic French airplane that calls you a retard, you'd quickly get tired of seeing all those topless babes in Barcelona.

Originally Posted by TheManager (Post 1668151)

By definition, isn't that then a litter box?

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1667730)

I am still hopeful that he is actually doing some research and that he will come on here and explain in detail just why our contract sucks so bad, and whose is so much better that we should immediately call for the heads of all those that brought us this POS. I highly doubt that is the case, but one can hope. As far as I am concerned, until he does, he has zero credibility.

Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1668174)

Oh baby, that's right!

I forgot all about the Topless with the Topas! :eek:

I sure wish they'd hurry up and move all that 777 time to DTW, so I'll have a good excuse for the wife!! :D

Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 1668180)

You ask which contract I would rather have. I tell you that is irrelevant. No one else is as successful as Delta is now. Our contract is inadequate not because of where it does or does not rank within the industry; it's inadequate because we have not reaped the rewards of the company's success even remotely commensurate with the sacrifices by the pilot group when the company foundered.

Try this on. If the Volunteers ever reached #1 in a national poll (as unlikely as it is), would you expect them to sit on their asses, march around, and brag about being #1? That's pretty much all you're doing right now.

Or would you expect them to work even harder, and live up to their potential--regardless of whether they're playing UF or East Bumble**** State? To do everything they can to win NOW, because who knows what next season will bring?

I view our situation as being a team that's currently #1 after a handful of games. You want us to be satisfied with that, without finishing the season. I think it's nowhere near our potential. Simply put: you are complacent. I am not. You hit the panic switch. You didn't think there was more money on the table. You got swayed by the sales job of "fleeting opportunities" and the "time value of money."

The attitude of someone demanding to know "what contract would you rather have" in our present circumstances reeks of self-defeat and, frankly, laziness. We've got to take advantage of this NOW...before our circumstances change.

We have enabled a "union" that generally takes the path of least resistance. That falls squarely on our shoulders. Results: the past couple of agreements have been a pathetic joke given the company's success. It's going to be damn hard to boot the entrenched bureaucrats out of there, but it must be done. Leadership. Where is it?

If we want it, we've got to be ready to depart our comfort zone. For goodness' sake, "our" "union" can't even "engage" sufficiently to keep us in a more suitable hotel for another two months! In one city! Two months! Think about that!

Our complacent mindset (as personified by you) as a pilot group needs changed if we expect to cash in on the company's success (which we in no small part make possible).

Originally Posted by LeineLodge (Post 1668192)

Thanks T and GJ for the BCN info.

Wilbur, if you could point me in the right direction I may have to "go for a walk" while the kids are taking a nap one day :D