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Originally Posted by DelDah Capt
To the NWA brothers.....
I guess what you have to understand is that most of the stuff in that meeting from Bastian is stuff we've been hearing for several years.
....We've been two weeks away from inking a deal on MD 90s for a couple years now....hasn't happenned yet.
.....We've been told that any 100 seat plane will be flown by Delta pilots....unfortunately, they just can't find a 100 seat plane they like and have been looking for a couple of years.
....We've been told how much they hate 50 seat RJs....but there are still an awful lot of 50 seat RJs flying around in Delta colors.
With that in mind, when he says the DC9 will be here for 5-6 years, I'd take it with a grain of salt. Like all good managers, Bastian knows his audience and will speak accordingly. I listen to all the various pronouncements from Flight Ops and Executives because any information is useful, but I realize that it's all subject to change and I wouldn't bank on any of it.
...last month they got a big new contract which 'saved' the DCA shuttle, this month they turned the DCA shuttle into mostly RJs.....we've been hearing announcements of an imminent Adv. Entitlement for 3 months....there's going to be a BOS base....etc, etc.
Putting too much stock in anything you hear from someone in a suit can lead to major disappointment. However, if you want some real entertainment, read the transcripts of Bastian's testimony about Delta pilots in our bankruptcy 1113 hearings
Del Dah Capt.,
NWA guys know how to take words that come out of managements mouth with a grain of salt. Let's not forget that, after declaring bankrupcy, our management team did "find" $200 million that just appeared out of nowhere. So, we don't have a problem with being unimpressed and unswayed by what the suits tell us.
But, what I, and I'm sure many of my NWA brothers find to be perplexing is that many of you DAL guys seem to want to pick and choose what you want to believe and not believe.
-How is it that
you seem to not believe it when a management type says that we will keep the DC-9's around 5-7 years, but you
take it as gospel that you will be getting 777's from here until eternity?
-How is it that
you refuse to believe that 787's might be in the plan for the NEW Delta,
but you believe it when you are told that the company will be expanding and adding routes?
-How is it that
you don't believe it that the company is going to park a lot of the 50 seat RJ's,
but you just know that they will be hiring next year and that your buds shoud get their logbooks updated?
So, yes it's true, that NWA pilots are used to taking statements from management with a grain of salt. But, from what I have seen so far from our dealings and discussions with our soon to be Delta brothers, I think we need interpret your statements with the whole shaker.
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