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YES!! I work for Trans-states get me outta here!!
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NO. Too comfortable
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Yes but only for FDX,UPS, LUV.
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I dunno. I'll have to see.
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Old 08-01-2009 | 06:32 AM
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Hi!

I think 8 years at DAL is about capt upgrade time, if you want to take the fastest upgrade.

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Old 08-01-2009 | 02:20 PM
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"YES!! I worked for Trans-states get me outta here!!"

And I still can't get the stench off me.
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Old 08-01-2009 | 03:06 PM
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Hi!
I worked for them, and if I had gone back, I would be better off now.

I think.

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Old 08-02-2009 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 944Turbo
I have 16 days minimum off a month and make close to 90 2nd year on the lowest paying equipment at DAL. Much higher upside as well. Oh, and a defined contribution plan that is a minimum of 12 percent of my gross earnings that I do not need to contribute to. No comparison. Unless you have to say "I'm the top dog, the big cheese, the head honcho...."

Granted I'm pretty exposed to a furlough, but the regionals are in for a much higher downside this time around.
I was gonna point it out, but you said it yourself at the end. DAL furloughs, it's not if, it's when...
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Old 08-03-2009 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by The Juice
What a shock. A Colgan pilot wanting to get out. I think there are about 5 people at Colgan who actually want to retire there.
True, very true!
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Old 08-07-2009 | 01:42 PM
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Hi!

DAL furloughs, it's not if, it's when...
The "when" is the key, as DAL will surely furlough again, probably about a 99% chance.

In this case, however, the furlough will probably be 6-10 years down the road, at some point when we go into recession again, and this guy will be way senior and won't be affected.

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