They can try, but as a Jan 01 hire, I can't even hold it.

........42?

I can tell you what DAL's goal is and where they stand with the FAA. They have a very good chance of attaining the AS and SOC goal on their time frame......

Possibly by the summer, yes? Also, what's AS? Sorry, I'm a rookie. :o

Superdad,

I believe, in the event of a furlough before SOC, the furloughs come from the side losing the acft. If it's an MD-88, comes from pre-merger Delta and DC-9 from pre-merger NW. If both are furloughed prior to SOC and then recalled after SOC, I believe the recall order is in seniority order.

Denny

He's wondering what would happen if 500 pilots (from one side) got furloughed what would happen after the SOC. Would some (who wouldn't normally been furloughed if over all seniority was used) be recalled and send the other junior pilots (who weren't furloughed) to the street.

Heyas Eric,

Yea...it gets REALLY complicated. Any time during displacements, there are actually a limited number of awards as well...it's just the way numbers work sometimes.

After SOC, when the "you break it, you buy it" policy goes away, those awards would go to whoever can hold them, including furloughees if they are furloughed out of seniority.

It's going to make it very complicated, to say the least.

Nu

Hopefully all the potential complications will be enough to keep it from happening at all. We can always hope.

Had FAA mtc inspector on the jumpseat this past summer who was working on the merger. He was very impressed with the organization and preparations of DAL. Can't remember the exact month he was on the jumpseat, but I'm sure this SOC ball started rolling from day 1. From the speed at which everything has happened to date, I would bet sooner rather than later.

Dawgs

Do pre-SOC furloughs from both sides have flowdown rights to Compass, or just from the NW side?