You know, some people really have issues, especially the MSP guys, you guys watch out for those black helicopters ;) ...

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Okay, go crazy and carry on.

Okay, let's go with your numbers (although I'd have to see where you got it to believe whether it's credible or not). That puts the average Delta cockpit at $7.70 per passenger. A 50% increase would be $3.85. Go back and replace $3 with $3.85 in my post. The point still stands.

First of all, there is no "if I'm released at noon"---you ARE released at noon automatically prior to a hard no fly day.

Second, you could accept a GS at 1300, but your report could not be earlier than 2300, thus giving you 10 hours "rest" prior to report.

You could also get a "less than 12 hr GS" prior to noon today, provided that the report is between 10:00 and 11:59 to report.

Yes you can, but it has to be a short first day because your time up until noon is not considered rest.

Knowing less than nothing about the way that our revenue management folks work, I'll caveat all this by saying that it's an assumption on my part.

I have to assume that these folks already do everything they can to increase profits to the maximum possible by picking up every penny and dollar of revenue that's out there and by cutting every nickel and dime of costs they can squeeze out. Your statement above suggests that perhaps they're holding back a bit because our current level of compensation lets them make today's profits with only today's effort.

Again, not knowing anything about what they do, I still have to assume that they're not just lying in wait for us to get a pay raise before they go after that additional $3.

You have to get 10 hours rest before starting a green slip. Long call is not rest.

Getting back 60% of what you've lost over 6 years while others who have lost similar amounts are getting back zero is not a giant failure in my book.

Disallowing Delta to use RAH as a DCI carrier would simply have served to force them to contract with another carrier. Neither that move, nor the fact that RAH uses non-permitted aircraft to codeshare with airlines other than Delta on routes other than those served by Delta affects us, in terms of job security.

Our long-standing minimum flying into NRT was replaced by a significant increase in minimum flying throughout the Pacific. In my view, more protected flying is better than less protected flying any day. Where that flying goes has no effect on my job security. As an aside, I understand that Delta no longer code shares on Fifth Freedom flights out of Japan, so neither the previous NRT protection nor the current Pacific protection apply.

I fully agree that our reps should be more vocal on their intentions regarding the AF JV violation.

Business is a compromise Alan. Too little profit leaves executives vulnerable to takeovers and proxy battles. Too much profit leaves a company vulnerable to regulators, political populists and competition.

The point is that a strong management team can always find a way to offset additional costs when incentivized to do so. Our union will absolutely not push management or incent them. Zero chance. Our management is fully capable...our union is not. They're owned by management.

Carl

Hi APC'rs. Has anyone had to re apply for Global Entry? I just got a new passport and it seems that I have a problem. I no longer have my PASSID number from when I signed up 5 years ago, (lost it) so I am unable to log in or start the application process. It seems I am toast without the PASSID number. Anybody have this happen? Or does anyone have a contact number where I might be able to ask the question? The number at GOES is just a busy signal. Figures! Thanks!

Management is returning billions to the shareholders.

They can restore our pay plus inflation.