Delta to Pinnacle: Concessions or shutdown
12-07-2012 | 10:04 AM
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From: M88B
You're misunderstanding the differentiation between mainline and regional block hours.
Per the new contract, mainline block hours are going to increase over 50% (60+% if you believe the block hour plan) from their current ratio with DCI. Even if DL continues to rationalize seat miles, mainline block hours will be going up significantly.
Hiring will go like it does in every major hiring cycle- it will start at a trickle and as things get spooled up go to a major boom. Just look at the retirement numbers and projected fleet count.
Per the new contract, mainline block hours are going to increase over 50% (60+% if you believe the block hour plan) from their current ratio with DCI. Even if DL continues to rationalize seat miles, mainline block hours will be going up significantly.
Hiring will go like it does in every major hiring cycle- it will start at a trickle and as things get spooled up go to a major boom. Just look at the retirement numbers and projected fleet count.
12-07-2012 | 10:12 AM
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I hope your right. I have started to become pessimistic. Lookng at our mandatory retirements over the next 5 years I don't see anything earth shattering. Especially if we continue to get MIL, SIC, and FUR pilots coming back. Glad people are able to come back but it does slow things down for us.
SIC (long term sick leave for non delta people).... well, that's going to always be in flux.
FUR (furlough bypass)- There are 203 left on bypass after 12 years on the street. How many of those will actually come back? We'll see. I believe my neighbor is going to come back, so that's 1. He's currently head of the flight department at GA Power.
I'm itching for hiring to start as well, but make sure you keep it logical and not emotional. Hiring needs to happen even moreso for the DCI people affected by the shift of scope balance that is 10 months away from going into full swing.
Last edited by 80ktsClamp; 12-07-2012 at 10:45 AM. Reason: FUR number correction
12-07-2012 | 10:25 AM
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12-07-2012 | 10:38 AM
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Exactly and when you have pi$$ed off Delta one to many times they shut you down. And justify it's just business. They don't just throw 60 million dollars into the wind and say its just business . Because if we close they just lost 60 million. No board of directors IS going to let their CEO just throw 60 million dollars away. So I don't buy your excuse it's just business.
12-07-2012 | 10:41 AM
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Thanks for posting that. Sincerely. I only wish many of your bretheren at mainline felt the same way.
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