DAL Class drops
10-12-2016, 08:42 AM
#272
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Originally Posted by Paok
No one wants it. Dying fleet. Junior guys on it are bidding off!
I also don't think the fleet is dying off. In fact I think at a minimum we didn't execute planned cuts, but I'm pretty sure we're pulling jets from the bone yard and actively trying to purchase others on the used market. Just flew with an LCA who told me the problem with the used jet plan is FDX is also trying to buy used 757s and we like our jets nice'n'cheap. Bidding wars are not our style.
10-12-2016, 09:10 AM
#273
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Originally Posted by MikeF16
I think it has far more to do with NYC than the ER. Obviously category and DOH dependent, but NYC adds roughly 10-15 years to your seniority if you were hired in the last 2 years.
Yes you get a higher relative seniority, but the flip side is most pilots have to commute there and the trip commutability is worse than most other bases relative to the same seniority. Back when the ER was the ER, it was a slam dunk. Now that its a blended category, its not nearly as sweet as before.
10-12-2016, 11:45 AM
#276
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Originally Posted by surfnski
They won't say a thing. Why? Because they're on probation and scared to put a target on their back. The conspiracy theories bouncing around my Indoc class 2 years ago were mind-boggling.
10-12-2016, 01:58 PM
#277
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Originally Posted by Papasmurf
Who is BB?
10-12-2016, 03:40 PM
#278
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Originally Posted by MSP7ERB
It's not that they went unbid, the company just choose not to back fill openings.
10-12-2016, 05:43 PM
#279
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Originally Posted by Xray678
If you go back at look at the last 2-3 AE's, there were many unfilled slots on the NYC 7ERb.
10-12-2016, 06:26 PM
#280
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Originally Posted by MSP7ERB
I'm guessing [deleted]. He is the facilitator for the 2 week Indoc for Delta new hires. He is a great guy and does an awesome job. At least that was my opinion when I went thru 7 years ago.
As the face of Delta to newhires, he doesn't seem to be popular among recent hires. OTOH, I hear there have been a few issues that he shouldn't be having to deal with at this level, so I wonder which is the chicken, and which is the egg. I'm going to go with him being the egg.
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