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dalad 02-24-2012 07:32 AM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1140478)
My strike fund, is fully funded. Frankly, I can't wait to give ALPA my strike authorization vote.

That is why Sailing's getting both barrels (before my first cup of coffee). If I am going to effectively hand ALPA my resignation letter (ie my entire Delta career) to be used as leverage the expectations that go with that level of responsibility are correspondingly high.

The RLA will never allow us to strike. Remember too big to fail? Now they'll say too big to strike.

dalad 02-24-2012 07:33 AM

I will also say we won't see a new contract for 5 years, or 100 seaters, ever. I am also hoping to be wrong on both counts. As long as UAL/CAL, LCC and AMR still fly under their bankruptcy wages we're screwed.

Boomer 02-24-2012 07:38 AM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1140427)
his personal ski's never showed up. 3 or 4 weeks later they arrived back in ATL. They'd been to China. What a waste.

Too bad you didn't approve a three year leave for those skiis. They would have come back from China with half a million $$$ in the bank.

Launchpad475 02-24-2012 07:39 AM

Did you guys tell management I think hats are stupid? I've been line checked 3 times in 4 days....

dalad 02-24-2012 07:40 AM

Let's look at the international destinations gone from JFK in the last 3 years. MAN, EZE, CPT, AMM, CAI, KBP, BUD ARN, SNN, TXL, POS, LYS, Bucharest, any more?

Boomer 02-24-2012 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1140483)
Not really. All we would have to "pay" are the lease payments...that we are already paying for 100% today. In many cases we are literally the cosigners and in quite a few cases ma DL actually owns the planes or leases them directly.

Sometimes I fancy the thought of Delta taking Comair's 70s and 90s since they already own them.

But then I remember what happened with Compass.

TheManager 02-24-2012 07:55 AM


Originally Posted by dalad (Post 1140525)
The RLA will never allow us to strike. Remember too big to fail? Now they'll say too big to strike.


Application of a bright-line rule for strikes and other forms of economic force under the
RLA has substantial benefits in terms of enhanced certainty and reduced transaction costs.
Certain that strikes will always be barred in the absence of exhaustion, the parties are freed from
the temptation to litigate over minor disputes, and encouraged to fully utilize the dispute
resolution procedures of the Act in a timely and efficient manner. Likewise, the surety that
carriers and unions will be free to use virtually any means of self-help in the post-exhaustion
world is the best means of encouraging settlement at the end of the major dispute process.

And explain again about being "too big to strike?"

TenYearsGone 02-24-2012 07:55 AM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1140427)
There is no money in cargo. I mean who can afford to operate a cargo plane, much less a brand spanking new one in ATL no less?

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...32083260_n.jpg

I want to see the Cargolux and BA 748Fs on the ground in ATL at the same time. Then I want a picture next to "there is no money in cargo."

Although I will say there is probably a lot of money in counter-to-counter cargo which we can do very well. Of course I have a buddy here at DAL, an FO on the mighty 88, he left ATL to go skiing in either SLC or DEN but his personal ski's never showed up. 3 or 4 weeks later they arrived back in ATL. They'd been to China. What a waste.

There is no Money in Cargo. BWWWWWWAAAAAAAA

There is no Money in Charter. Or was it, we have got to get back to the core of our business. Charter is not it. BWWWWWAAAAAAAA

I wish I knew or had the knowledge Management possesses because I dont understand half their decisions. Im a simple guy, "If you build it, THEY WILL COME!".

TEN

lolwut 02-24-2012 08:22 AM


Originally Posted by dalad (Post 1140531)
Let's look at the international destinations gone from JFK in the last 3 years. MAN, EZE, CPT, AMM, CAI, KBP, BUD ARN, SNN, TXL, POS, LYS, Bucharest, any more?

Sounds like a lot of those cities could be more effectively served through the AF/KLM JV.

Barf.

contrails 02-24-2012 08:40 AM


Originally Posted by dalad (Post 1140531)
Let's look at the international destinations gone from JFK in the last 3 years. MAN, EZE, CPT, AMM, CAI, KBP, BUD ARN, SNN, TXL, POS, LYS, Bucharest, any more?

Yes, actually. EDI.


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