Why? Should folks not try to maximize these unprecedented times in pilots' favor, if some portion of pilots say they want more non-monetary QOL? If my business partner and I have unprecedented year and quadruple our income, and he takes 90% off the gains and I take 10%, do I have grounds to complain?

It's hard to even comprehend how much money Delta is making, just as much (or more) on the backs of pilots hired in the last 5 years as 25. I don't begrudge anyone at any level seeking ways to channel those gains into their quality of life in whatever means they find appropriate.

There is no law of nature that the bottom 10% of any seniority list must have crappy qol. That may be historic precedent, but it isn't binding.

I concur. Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I also happen to think that every member of our most-profitable-pilot-list-in-airline-history could have some ways to avoid 91:30 too... even if they've only been on property 12 months.

For me that all depends on the fleet and its mission vs the credit. 91:30 on the 88/717 is very different than 91:30 on the 73N or 7ER. I've done 80 hrs credit on the 75 block on 717 and felt exhausted. I've done 177 credit on the 73N on 95 block and it felt like a free jet plane ride to the next party in an awesome city(never more than 2 legs a day).

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Yes all those folks have had opportunities to go somewhere and gain seniority rapidly. Atlanta? Stay on the 717. Detroit? 717. Seattle? Most junior plane is 737 so you are getting decent 1-2 leg a day trips. Big downside is the red eyes. Minneapolis? You have Airbus, 737 and overall pretty nice trips that come with those fleets

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I am senior in category still been getting inverse assignment calls. The company did the same thing in the 05-07 time frame before it became more economical to just hire more pilots. It became very tiring very quickly. For narrowbody pilots you knew when you were signing in but only had a vague idea when you'd be getting done with a rotation.

If you hav a 90/10 split with your business partner id have to assume its reflective of a proportional ownership stake.

That....or you are a fool and your 'partner' knows it.

You have no such ownership in the corporation. You....are an employee. So beyond the PS cut and gains from stock positions....you enjoy no ownership position to 'share' in revenue and profits.

I question your lucidity with statements that delta has extracted financial gains as much from employees of the last 5 years as much as the last 25.

Let's start a letter campaign to not only the company but also ALPA, informing them that the bottom 10% have a crappy QOL and from here on out refuse to fly on....... Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, New Years Eve, New Year's day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, my wife's birthday, my kid's birthday, my dog's birthday, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Super Bowl Weekend, Halloween, President's Day, Columbus Day, and especially Aviation Day.

As I said earlier (TIC), we need to be a democratic socialist system where we can spread out these onerous QOL issues. I'm sick and tired of the rich just getting richer, the senior getting more senior, and that the poor, downtrodden masses at the bottom 50% have to stand in line for breadcrumbs and with their best English accent asking, "Please, sir. May I have some more."

Let's average the pay scales and everyone can make the same from year number one to year number 40.

Do like American and non-rev by first come, first serve.

Everybody gets three and a half weeks of vacation. None of this new hires one week and 25 years guys five weeks.

When deadheading, a random number generator allocates seats with no regard to seniority because we're all equal. We are going to share the benefits and the difficulties equally.

I do see a very positive outcome of this new airline order. Copilots can start buying captains rounds of drinks and dinner and the captain won't even say thank you.

When crew meals are available, we'll flip a coin to see who gets their first choice if they are limited.

When checking into the hotel, if there's one suite and one normal room, flip a coin to see who gets it.

Flip a coin to see who gets the rest break of their choice.

Flip a coin to see who gets a landing if they're limited.

On the international fleet, all copilots are checked out as captain, so we'll flip a coin to see who sits in the left seat vice right seat.

We will dictate to the company how to construct rotations and lines of time.

Monthly bidding will have a random number generator to determine the first bidder vice the last. Every month can be a crap shoot. Did I get a lump of coal in my stocking or did I get that pony that I always wanted?

Even stevens. This will be great.

Sometimes I think this forum is full of children.

Thanks for your very adult input to the QOL inequality discussion....you explained your position beautifully! Well done Sir !