Originally Posted by gloopy

The fact remains that you can't print trillions out of thin air, backed by nothing, have 11 to 12 figure unfunded entitlement obligations...

Originally Posted by sailingfun

There is one interesting aspect of the long term disability rules. If a pilot has elected at age 60 to draw his PBGC money and then he goes out on disability his disability payment is offset by the PBGC payment. Depending on his PBGC payment he might get no disability.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Further, the JV language leaves negotiations open, such that further renegotiation can take place via a MOU, not subject to membership ratification, or even the vote of our Reps. In effect, the NCC, MEC Chair, or GCC can change the most critical part of our contract unilaterally.

Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Just for those of you who need a laugh...

My computer died. After weeks of milking it my wife demanded I go buy a new one. the hardware is fine it's vista- it blows. So I bought a new Toshiba today at Best Buy for $350. Awesome deal to me, only one left in ATL and you couldn't order it. Happy. 17.4" screen.

Pull it out of the box, uploaded MS Office 2010 and was downloading a couple of things and was about to try it out when it got completely barfed on. So it lasted for a hour or so.

See, my 10 month old son was beside me has been sick and well when I picked him up to move him to dinner he let loose. There was a cough, and then projectile vomiting and I have to say his aiming was impeccable and distance was pretty astounding. Of course he hadn't turned his head towards it he wouldn't have hit it. It was about 5' away. Honestly I don't know how any made it to the computer, my pullover and t-shirt were soaked.

But he soaked the screen and keyboard and every crack and crevice including under the keyboard, the keys finally work now. the computer was dripping and white. it was amazing. Of course my daughter learned a new word from dada when he turned his head and saw the computer.

Now I spent the evening cleaning up the keyboard in between two sick kids falling to pieces and one's potty training becoming a disaster from her illness. of course when she fell on the baby that made all that look like child's play.

I need to yellow slip.

my wife wants to yellow slip first though.

FTB
out of commission.

Originally Posted by maddogmax

One thing to remember is that we are having an increasing number of over 60 fo's. I have been doing a lot of line checks for these guy's recently.

Also, there will be a FOM change soon that allows two over 60 guy's to be in a control seat for TO/LNDG on international flights

Originally Posted by Columbia

...Airtran flies a 737 to DAL and back to ATL with SW management on board and there's a small SWA sticker next to the boarding door. Result? SWAPA immediately files a major greviance after which SWA apologizes...

Originally Posted by georgetg

Actually that is exactly what I posted. These aren't rumors, they are in our PWA.

We just started a new three-year compliance period April 1, 2011.
At the end of the period in 2014 Delta will be required to get the 3-year average to at least 48.5% by 2015, either by increasing delta flying of decreasing AFKLM/AZ flying.

Then there is PWA 1.P.4 Note Two
If the company reaches 49.75% for a 12 month period, all previous capacity share percentages will be disregarded and a new three year measurement period begins.

If we fly 40%, 40%, 49.75% our average will be 43.25 but because of Note Two, Delta is off the hook because it met the 49.75% for the last rolling 12-month period.
One year of nearly 50% flying wipes out all accrued flying-deficit from previous years.

Routes:
2011-2012 DELTA canceled 11 trans-atlantic routes and added two; net loss 9
2011-2012 AIRFRANCE canceled two trans-atlantic routes (not counting stopped and resumed routes) and added one; net loss one
2011-2012 KLM canceled one trans-atlantic route
2011-2012 ALITALIA canceled 1 trans-atlantic routes and announced resumption of ORD Rome in March 2012
Delta lost 9 city-pairs, AFKLM/AZ lost 3 city-pairs.

Capacity:
Delta share of JV Capacity in percentage of EASK (actual, projected for future months)
APR 47.7%
MAY 46.6%
JUN 49.8%
JUL 49.8%
AUG 49.6%
SEP 45.9%
OCT 46.0%
NOV 46.0%
DEC 46.6%
JAN 46.8%
FEB 46.9%
MAR 45.8%
Does that really look like Delta is trying hard to improve our percentage to you?

Those are Desi's (RD) numbers for the current 3-year compliance period that began on April 1, 2011...they match my own projections based on monthly capacity reports. (I've been assured they are not confidential)

At some point there comes a time where you have to call a Spade a Spade.
I used to defend the JV on this very forum, but the changes made by MOU14 really make section 1.P. meaningless until March 31. 2014. That's an awefull long time to wait for scope remedies on decreased flying by wide body jets.

How many guys will be displaced or in a different seat because of this?
How many Delta pilot will be in lower paying equipment or seats before the flying picks back up.
Will the flying pick back up? Or will AFKLM/AZ just drop a bunch of flying in the future and get us in compliance that way?

Quite frankly all Delta pilots ought to be "hopping mad" about this because it sucks and like Bar said there's very little we can do about it...

Cheers
George

Originally Posted by LeineLodge

Alitalia flies to northwest Georgia??

Sorry, couldn't resist. Fill me in on the details again. The compliance window was stretched from 1 to 3 years to come back to within 1% of the 50/50 split? Do I have that right?

When was it changed? What was the catalyst for the change?

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

Great post George. I have just one question though: Why is it that we have to get the truth from you? Why doesn't DALPA give us this honest and unbiased factual communication?
OK, that was two questions..
Carl

Originally Posted by sailingfun

Made a simple phone call on the AF agreement. What was not noted here is that if the company falls out of compliance in a measurement period they have to come back into compliance in 12 months for the 3 year look back period. That means that if they allow Delta to fall even a small amount behind the 48.5 percent number they would have to have a massive increase in flying in the correction year to get back to the rolling 3 year average. It in effect makes its very difficult if not impossible for the company to fall below the average it needs. The routes picked up from AF this winter are to insure the company does not fall into that situation. A significant portion of the reductions to Europe are to allow for the lie flat seat mod on the 7ER fleet. There will be a issue again next winter as they complete the mod line for the aircraft. As we pick up the flying in the Spring AF will pick back up the ORD route. SEA may stick with us.