No problem...

Let me add, Delta F/A's have seen a 3% pay increase in July 2007, and will be getting 3% next year. So add 3% to that pay and thats what we make right now. All those carriers have seen contractual raises some bigger than 3%, and some smaller than 3%.

Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group Announce Expanded Marketing Alliance
 

SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2008 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) CEO Richard Anderson and Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer today announced an agreement in principle to amend their marketing agreement to make the airlines preferred alliance partners on the West Coast.
The amended agreement will offer important benefits to customers including supporting the launch of new Delta long-haul trans-Pacific and Latin American routes from the West Coast; expanded connecting opportunities to and from Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air hubs and focus cities; and enhanced worldwide frequent flier and lounge reciprocity agreements between Delta and Alaska.
“Alaska Air Group is a perfect alliance partner for Delta as we pair our expansive international network with Alaska’s leading presence across the West Coast to build a platform for international growth from the West,” said Delta CEO Richard Anderson. “Building on our existing agreement, Delta, Alaska and Horizon will now be able to offer customers more departures and capacity along the West Coast than any U.S. airline with the enhanced ability to feed Delta’s growing global route system.”
Added Alaska Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer: “Continuing to work with Delta – the world’s largest airline with the broadest global route system of any U.S. carrier – is a natural fit for Alaska and Horizon. Our customers will benefit from expanded access to Delta’s unmatched domestic and international network and from improved frequent flier and lounge agreements that make it easier to fly with Alaska around the world. All three airlines enjoy similar reputations for excellent service and a quality product, making our alliance even more complementary.”


Customers benefit
By the end of 2009, Delta and Alaska/Horizon plan to launch a series of customer benefits resulting from the enhanced agreement, including:

• Access for Delta Crown Room Club and Northwest WorldClub members to Alaska Board Rooms in Anchorage, Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Vancouver, and for Alaska Board Room members to Crown Room Clubs and WorldClubs worldwide; and
• Elite reciprocity privileges for Delta SkyMiles members and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members including priority boarding, priority check-in and seat assignments, and reciprocal upgrades for customers who have reached Platinum or Gold status in either airline’s frequent flier program. Northwest WorldPerks members and Alaska Mileage Plan members who have reached Platinum or Gold status already enjoy reciprocal upgrades when flying on Alaska and Northwest operated flights.

Delta’s expanded marketing alliance with Alaska builds on the airlines’ existing alliance, launched in 2004, as well as a more than 20-year relationship between Alaska, Horizon and Northwest Airlines. Currently, codesharing by Delta (including Northwest) extends to more than 100 markets served by Alaska (including Horizon) and codesharing by Alaska extends to more than 30 markets served by Delta. The carriers have a long history of cooperation and will work to ensure that new customer benefits are introduced quickly. The majority of new customer benefits resulting from the expanded agreement will be implemented in 2009.
To celebrate Delta and Alaska’s expanded partnership, Delta SkyMiles, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and Northwest WorldPerks members will be offered a bonus miles promotion beginning in December 2008. Additional details and terms and conditions will be announced shortly.



Agreement supports new Delta international service from Los Angeles, Seattle

Delta and Alaska will offer customers connecting opportunities to more than 50 destinations beyond Los Angeles, more than 70 destinations beyond Seattle, more than 30 destinations beyond Portland and nearly 20 destinations beyond San Francisco. This extensive connecting route network will provide new customer feed to support two new and proposed long-haul international routes from the West Coast in 2009:

• Seattle to Beijing, China – As previously announced, Delta subsidiary Northwest Airlines will introduce nonstop service between Seattle and Beijing, China, effective March 1, 2009. Flights and schedules are currently available for sale to customers for travel on this route via delta.com and nwa.com. Flights will be operated with the Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
  
• Los Angeles to Sao Paulo, Brazil – Delta has requested authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate its first nonstop flight between Los Angeles and South America, currently in the final stages of decision. If Delta’s application is approved by DOT, service is expected to begin in spring 2009 and would be operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

These new routes will complement existing long-haul international service from the West Coast offered by Delta, including Northwest-operated flights between Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle and Tokyo; Northwest-operated flights between Seattle and Portland and Amsterdam; KLM-operated fights between Los Angeles and San Francisco and Amsterdam; and Air France-operated flights between Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle and Paris-Charles deGaulle.

As expected. I figure the good stuff will come out either after this weeks hearings are over, or when the list is finalized.

So this wasn't the good stuff - good. Although it will help our west coast stuff, I didn't see what was so amazing about it. Glad to hear there is more coming. Along with the AE right? ;-)

What list?

Pilot seniority list

You know what list. Arbitrated or negotiated.

AE will be out by the 20th. Those words came right out of five or six people's mouths'
If it is any later it will effect the summer schedule.

It is better that some of the stuff wait until after the SLI.....

What are you hering about the SLI - I've been teased enough how about some good juicy rumors!!

We're going to marry Northwest and then have Alaska as a mistress. The funny part, Northwest has kids (regionals), we have a lot of kids, but Alaska wants no part of our kids- she's that kind of mistress.

Now, a mistress from Alaska would've been a joke prior to this past election where we now learn Alaska girls are not only hot but they can skin bears and run trout lines and survive in the wild all while getting even hotter as the years go by. This is like a rich mans marriage with his assistant being the wife's personal trainer... this could be a lame novel or your typical boss if you're a corporate pilot.

Seriously though, strengthening DAL-Alaska looks to be incredibly smart given the old adage that if you can't beat them, and if you really shouldn't even try to beat them, then join them.

Of course there is always a possibility of a negotiated list, but with certain events that have happened, I am sure that it is less and less likely.