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Wall Street and the investors care far more about Delta's pilot costs relative to the competition then about any threat to strike that is 4 or 5 years away at best.

You have no idea what Wall Street or investors care about. None. You're a line pilot sailingfun. A line pilot.

Carl

sailingfun

01-25-2015 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1811171)

You have no idea what Wall Street or investors care about. None. You're a line pilot sailingfun. A line pilot.

Carl

So what exactly is purple when he claims a remote strike threat would have such a big impact? Do you honestly believe Wall Street does not care about Delta's cost structure? Ever watch even a single investor conference?

Carl Spackler

01-25-2015 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1811175)

Try to stay on topic. The topic is you claiming to know what Wall Street or investors think is important. You're just a line pilot like the rest of us. You're just guessing and voicing opinion like the rest of us.

That is all.

Carl

gzsg	01-25-2015 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1811175)

I have and each time they always ask about labor peace with the pilots. RA always says we are in the bag, no worries.

We have all the leverage we need to get the "historic" PWA promised in True Headings 14-2 by the MEC.

Will we use it?

buzzpat

01-25-2015 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1811149)

Amen.

Btw, we were going to go see the movie at 930 last night. Left at 830 but my buddy smartly calls the theatre and finds out its already sold out. So we go to the 1000 somewhere else. We bought tickets early and showed back up at 930. Place was already half full. By 940 everyone was there.

When the movie was over you could have heard a pin drop in a full theatre.

The way Clint Eastwood ended it was brilliant. Complete quiet. When we walked out I was pushing tears away only to see about every other dude in there doing the same. Great movie about a great man.

Oberon

01-25-2015 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1811171)

You have no idea what Wall Street or investors care about. None. You're a line pilot sailingfun. A line pilot.

Carl

Do you speak to people like this in real life?

ExAF	01-25-2015 06:58 AM

Public Service Announcement

All of this strike talk got me thinking. Everyone should always be prepared for a strike or any other unexpected event. Each and every one of us should have accessible funds set aside equal to at least 6 months living expenses. If you don't, then start saving now. God forbid if in the future another 9-11 or strike should rear its ugly head, it's too late to start saving. Much easier to save when times are good. Personally, having been furloughed twice, my fund has considerably more thatn 6 months worth in it. YMMV. This has been a public service announcement.

buzzpat

01-25-2015 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Maddog Waddle (Post 1811010)

Think instructors only get 85 hours.

Pretty sure chief pilots do as well. At least that was the going scale when I looked into being a flight ops manager a few years ago.

DALMD88FO

01-25-2015 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1811245)

Pretty sure chief pilots do as well. At least that was the going scale when I looked into being a flight ops manager a few years ago.

If you look at their monthly calendar it shows office on every day and 102 for monthly hours.