So for furloughed employees, can we travel on NW for free? How about our spouse and children? Do they travel for free on NW or do they have to pay for fees? I enlisted them on a NW flight, TravelNet didn't quote me for anything. I called Pass Bureau, nobody ansewered.

 

if they don't quote you anything then why do you want to pay? If you want to pay you can send me a check.

 

At this point, I think there is an equal chance of either one happening -- merger or Comair is pulled apart piece by piece. 50/50 chance.

Only a select few in ATL knows for sure.

 

I'm trying to give a buddy pass to HKG and I can't figure how to get there.

Can we not use NW? It just let me list myself on a flight on NW to HKG. Does Delta fly there?

 

I dont think you can use Buddy Passes on Northwest flights. I was told by a gate agent that you will not be able to do that till SOC.

 

No buddy passes on NWA operated flights till SOC and then it's a moot point anyways since they will all be Delta operated flights.

 

There really is a lot of bickering here about a Comair Mesaba merger. Remember that Mergers and Aquisitions are a tricky Animal. Did America West and USAir get integrated fairly? How about American and TWA?

Bendoritis does not want a merger. He wants to quarantine Comairs Longevity costs and kill them (the flight attendants as well). I think he feels that he will have the leverage when our minimum fleet garuntee expires.

This will not be his choice. Just like all of our presidents.... he is just a yes man that follows directions from ATL. Has anyone seen anything new or innovative out of his management?

IF someone over Bendoritis's head directs a merger.... That's where the assesment comes in and the two pilot groups go to war.

Evidently our lawyer thinks DOH would be a bit of a "hail mary" but within easy reach would be a percentage integration from a Date of when the merger was first announced.

In other words.....

If you were a captain (not downgraded) a year ago, you would be integrated as a Captain.

IF you were not yet a captain a year ago, you would be integrated as an FO.

There would still be 4, 5, and 6 year FO's that would be forced to endure flying with 3rd year captains, and I think that a merger like this would get real ugly in some cases.

I wonder what would come of Compass. I have heard that it is the Delta Pilot groups desire to give them Delta seniority numbers and simply obsorb them into the mainline.

 

Compass absorbed into DAL and tacked on the bottom. Mesaba & Comair merged and becomes Messair, or Comair shrinks and last few hundred pilots are furloughed, equipment goes to Mesaba. OR- Comair shrinks and Comair pilots must interview for a chance to stay at the newly larger Mesaba.

 

Okay, new member...guess I got sick of just reading APC and wanted to talk to ya'll. Furloughed and missing flying immensely...even the low wages, bad food and quick turns/no rest. Believe me, the grass is not greener here in the real world of non-flying. So, what's it like being a real airline pilot? Lately I've taken to playing with my kids toy planes, while running around the living room making wooshing noises. I think I need help...or another scotch.

 

A Scotch will do it