Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Today the Strategic Planning expert said we were overstaffed by 4% for summer flying. In reply to questions about picking up more time for better pay one of the Reps replied if we flew more, the conversation could turn to furloughs in this environment. ... Not that he was prognosticating furloughs, but the capacity pull downs seem to have no logical end in sight :(

In that case, we should be lucky to take a 10% pay cut, anything even remotely higher like a 2% pay cut is a tremendous win on our part. Holy cow, could you imagine a 2% pay increase? We'd be lucky to get that, I guess we could give up scope or something. Really I think getting everyone keyed up for furloughs is wise especially given the pending retirements, additional MD-90s, wishy wash plans for the DC-9, 100 new 739s and an unknown situation with AMR in chapter 11.

Who does this guy work for again?

forgot to bid

02-08-2012 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubdrick (Post 1131446)

It's "Phish"

Yeah this guy was just doing the cover, come to find out it had been done by Phish a while back.

Bucking Bar

02-08-2012 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1131447)

It wasn't spin. The comment was in Q&A and was extemporaneous. Earlier the day it was mentioned that American's management had taken pay concessions off the table in their bankruptcy bargaining and was offering 1.5% pay raises. (American also proposed some really bad scope, which was effectively Delta scope with the limits at 86 seats and 255 large jets, or half mainline).

What has me a little confused is the idea of making 2bn in 2012 while cutting employees.

Again I ask: "What is our core business?" "Then why don't we invest in that?"

Jesse

02-08-2012 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1131447)

Hey, FTB, take it to the DPA thread, man! That's out of line here!:rolleyes:

DAL 88 Driver

02-08-2012 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse (Post 1131463)

Hey, FTB, take it to the DPA thread, man! That's out of line here!

FTB said nothing about DPA. I completely disagree that his comments are out of line for this thread. We're discussing Delta. And an individual who serves on a very important committee in our representational association never has anything positive to say about the prospects of getting significant pay increases/restoration. There are legitimate facts that support our getting large increases. But this individual chooses to ignore or downplay (or is it slowplay?) those facts. I think it's a problem worth discussing in the "Latest & Greatest about Delta."

Carl Spackler

02-08-2012 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1131235)

I've asked every 747 guy if he's Carl, even the female.:eek:

That's funny because I've had people tell me they met Carl. When I asked who Carl was, it's always a different 747 guy. I guess some guys will claim to be anyone to help them pick up women. :D

Carl

Bill Lumberg

02-08-2012 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by maddogmax (Post 1131396)

Do we get more for every point over 73? If so, I might be rich!:)

Can someone explain what "73 points" means?

Jughead

02-08-2012 03:45 PM

Years of longevity + age.

Carl Spackler

02-08-2012 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1131381)

LAX NRT back to the Whale!

That's good news traffic wise because we've been running capacity rather tight...

Cheers
George

YES!!! Time for me to terrorize Buzz and steal all Ferd's beer on my next LAX layover.

Carl

Carl Spackler

02-08-2012 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1131443)

Instead, it is looking like many of us are going back to career jeopardy performing experimental test flight & design work to finish the MD88's initial design phase through incident reports and NTSB recommendations ... and that we'll be grateful for that opportunity. :eek:

We may disagree on many things Bar, but I do admire your turn of phrase.

Very funny stuff.

Carl

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