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03-16-2011, 03:17 PM
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The US government has extended the evacuation zone around the Japanese reactors to 50 miles. Not that all this talk of Section 1 and JVs isn't absolutely fascinating, but our futures may lie in the hands of an event completely out of our control.
03-16-2011, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
But nothing about the really big, most important items. We still haven't set any kind of objective with regard to restoration of our profession and our careers. Resolutions to get mid-contract partial pay restoration are ignored (excuse me, "received"). And input to the same effect is responded to with, "what are you willing to give up to get that?" I'll give you that some things are changing for the positive. But I still think our expectations are being managed, our input on restoration ignored, and essentially the same old playbook is being run. Like I said before, at least on the big ticket items... SSDD. From what I'm seeing, I'm not optimistic. Wish I could be.
Perhaps DALPA is waiting to see what UAL/CAL & AA get? Maybe waiting to see if UsAir's snap back clause goes in to effect? If those groups better our rates, we are in a better position to ask for restoration.
03-16-2011, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
The US government has extended the evacuation zone around the Japanese reactors to 50 miles. Not that all this talk of Section 1 and JVs isn't absolutely fascinating, but our futures may lie in the hands of an event completely out of our control.
03-16-2011, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
The US government has extended the evacuation zone around the Japanese reactors to 50 miles. Not that all this talk of Section 1 and JVs isn't absolutely fascinating, but our futures may lie in the hands of an event completely out of our control.
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03-16-2011, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Perhaps DALPA is waiting to see what UAL/CAL & AA get? Maybe waiting to see if UsAir's snap back clause goes in to effect? If those groups better our rates, we are in a better position to ask for restoration.
03-16-2011, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Columbia
Indeed-an interesting read is of the Chernobyl disaster. Many firefighters and engineers died of radiation poisoning within weeks after the explosion. The neighboring town was evacuated the next day April 2, 1986 and has been fenced off since. Pretty scary stuff.
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Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The big difference is that the russians didn't have the containment mechanisms in place like these reactors do.
As far as our futures being out of our hands in this career... let's see: oil fluctuations, global economic fluctuations, bird flu, pig flu, chipmunk flu, spotted squirrel pnuemonia, SARS, 9/11, and you name it, that's what we've signed up for in this industry.
03-16-2011, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
The big difference is that the russians didn't have the containment mechanisms in place like these reactors do.
As far as our futures being out of our hands in this career... let's see: oil fluctuations, global economic fluctuations, bird flu, pig flu, chipmunk flu, spotted squirrel pnuemonia, SARS, 9/11, and you name it, that's what we've signed up for in this industry.
As far as our futures being out of our hands in this career... let's see: oil fluctuations, global economic fluctuations, bird flu, pig flu, chipmunk flu, spotted squirrel pnuemonia, SARS, 9/11, and you name it, that's what we've signed up for in this industry.
03-16-2011, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
The US government has extended the evacuation zone around the Japanese reactors to 50 miles. Not that all this talk of Section 1 and JVs isn't absolutely fascinating, but our futures may lie in the hands of an event completely out of our control.
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03-16-2011, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
In the short term, yes, this will effect that 5% of our operation.
I'm not big fan of worrying about things you cannot control; it's pointless. It's really just a waiting game for now. Regardless, we still have Lagos
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03-16-2011, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
I'm actually not that concerned about the Pacific operation, per se. Tokyo is a long way from Sendai. The bigger concern is the overall impact on the Japanese economy, depending on the severity of the incident. The US NRC is already voicing serious concerns about a "China Syndrome" type meltdown of the expended fuel depository. That may have long term implications for DAL, in particular. There is also the impact on the overall US economy if Japan heads south.
I'm not big fan of worrying about things you cannot control; it's pointless. It's really just a waiting game for now. Regardless, we still have Lagos.
I'm not big fan of worrying about things you cannot control; it's pointless. It's really just a waiting game for now. Regardless, we still have Lagos
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