It's not that ALPA wouldn't survive without 25% of their pilots. I'm sure the 25% that DALPA makes up generates a considerable larger percentage of ALPA's income. No idea what that number is although I'd guess it's around 35% of ALPA's income. Anyone know the answer to that?

ALPA is financially dependent on 3 pilot groups, Delta, United and FedEx. I'd bet that the rest of the US ALPA carriers combined don't even make up 20% of ALPA's income.

Anyone know those stats?

Side boob and DPA vs ALPA. This thread is cyclical like the airlines. Anyone have any good rumors? When we get the 737s where do you all think they will will allocate the pilot bases?

That sounds familiar... I know that the smaller groups are subsidized by us by a considerable margin.

5 bucks on DTW! buzz spends so much time there already that I think he might bid there to be closer to home.

I get some appreciation time there tomorrow myself DTW is what I'm hoping for though! I'm going to be lazy not and not sift through reports and emails and just ask on here: anyone know the time frame for when we are supposed to start seeing those 737s on the line?

From what I remember it's still a year away for the first delivery.

Anyone use the fly for less discounts? I don't want to use the non-refundable ones unless I have to, but Travel Net says 20% off......but off of what? Q fare on Delta.com? Can you check the prices on Travel Net without booking the trip?

Anyway, any war stories will be appreciated. I'm headed to a cruise out of HNL for Joe Momma's 35 Wedding Anniversary.

Yeah, delivery scheduled for 2013-2018 as I recall.

Bless you Jesse, bless you. All this ALPA stuff was bringing me down.

Amen. Let's open a base there and one in DFW....and put a whole bunch of junior guys in LA.