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Old 12-19-2011 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pilotc90a
Don't worry, your not alone. There are about 4500 other folks that wish the merger never happened, but we'll get over it to, eventually.
I'm not saying that I wished it never happened. I think it was the best thing for both carriers knowing that consolidation is becoming a reality. If chenge had never happened in the industry, I would have rather remained stand alone. That being said, I'm well over it, and it's time to kick ass. If you haven't gotten over it.. well.. best of luck.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
I'm not saying that I wished it never happened. I think it was the best thing for both carriers knowing that consolidation is becoming a reality. If chenge had never happened in the industry, I would have rather remained stand alone. That being said, I'm well over it, and it's time to kick ass. If you haven't gotten over it.. well.. best of luck.
Precisely. We're a team now and a damn good one. Five years from now, we'll all look back and be very thankful that we pulled off the previously unimaginable. See US Air, UCAL, and whomever AMR ends up with.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
I'm not saying that I wished it never happened. I think it was the best thing for both carriers knowing that consolidation is becoming a reality. If chenge had never happened in the industry, I would have rather remained stand alone. That being said, I'm well over it, and it's time to kick ass. If you haven't gotten over it.. well.. best of luck.
I do wish it had never happened. And I don't mean anything derogatory about NWA either. I just think we had a good business plan and would have been better off all this time actually focusing on running the best airline possible (instead of having to focus on all the complexities of a ginormous merger) and growing internally.

But having said that. All the wishing in the world isn't going to undo it. I completely agree that we need to go forward with the intention of making this the best airline on the planet.

I only point out the anti-merger stuff because I don't want to see us make the same mistakes in judgment with our next contract that we made in evaluating the JPWA (and ever since BK really). Our focus needs to be clear. And it needs to be on restoring the standard of living our pay provides to us and our families, and on reversing the outsourcing and getting our flying back. When we acted like we just won the lottery because we got what amounts to a COLA to our bankruptcy/emergency rates, we sent the wrong message and IMO helped to undermine our ability to get the restorative gains we need going forward.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:21 PM
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Old 12-19-2011 | 12:23 PM
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Pinnacle Air Has ‘High Probability’ of Bankruptcy, Maxim Says - Businessweek


Just curious, but any idea how this would affect us?

I'm just wondering if a DCI bankruptcy could translate a higher cost to DAL.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CVG767A
You're right! Ewww... Look at it! No IFE! It don't care*...




*TSquare....the bad grammar is intentional

What have I started?
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
We'll put our best and brightest on to it.



We're going to set up subcommittees to dissect all of the different sections of the TA.

At the end of the day it'll be like a scene out of Apollo 13 where every department checks in with a "GO... flight leader? GO... Gordo? GO!" And so on.

The all important APCF seal of approval will be 5 underboobs out of 5. Anything less, well, will be flat.


The Cast of TL&G. Are you man or racoon enough?
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by BigGuns
U were in high-school in 2001? Today I officially stop listening to your complaining!
I wasn't in high school in 2001. I graduated in 2000. You can officially listen to me complain again.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
We'll put our best and brightest on to it.

The all important APCF seal of approval will be 5 underboobs out of 5. Anything less, well, will be flat.
Can you make it 6 uboob out of 6? They are usually paired.

thx.
Old 12-19-2011 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Yeah no doubt... He might only be number one on the list for a mere 10 years or so.. unless of course he goes somewhere else...
Not true. I plan on retiring at 60. I'll retire about 800 on the list assuming we have no more mergers. If I stay until 65 I'll retire top 5.
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