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Originally Posted by gojo
Do you even think or do research before you speak? Maybe educate yourself on the differences between the Comair contract, the age of Comair's 200 fleet, the average longevity at Comair, and the fact that Delta has piggy backed Endeavor to almost every major function for further cost efficiency. If you do exactly that you will see that other than Delta owning Endeavor they have very little in common. Your Comair reference is sounding childish, as you offer no facts beyond that
Not trying to start a fight here, but when DL bought Comair all their revenue accounting, payroll, ticketing, customer service and ops functions were all taken over by Delta people and run by Delta. So to say there was no takeover of Comair's functions by Delta is false. Comair's demise had everything to do with....cost. They didn't want to operate Comair as a wholly owned and could not sell it so it was gradually shut down by.....Ryan Gumm. Who continually told Comair employees that great things were around the corner till it shut down.
There were plenty of Delta executives that came over to run Comair (Fred Buttrell anyone?) so that argument doesn't wash either.
We'll see what happens with Endeavor. Bottom line is DL management is using you guys and Gojet for a reason. That reason is rate resets. Delta threats to take flying away aren't credible unless Endeavor and Gojet can staff. Hence Delta's desperation to make things look sunny at Endeavor. Gojet is another matter.
But I'm glad things are getting better at Endeavor. You guys deserve every cent of that bonus. But Delta did many of the same things at Comair and ASA before cutting them loose. Until this rate reset issue with Skywest gets worked out it is hard to say what is going to happen. Delta could be rewriting all this stuff because 9E was such a mess to start with, and they want to pretty it up for an IPO. You never know with these guys. Bottom line they will do what makes them the most money.
Going forward the biggest advantage all of us have is the ever increasing problem staffing regional airlines, which is supposed to get worse. Hopefully these trends will continue and you guys get some kind of flow or expediting hiring to DL. That is the best you will ever get out of this. Quite frankly you sound like the Comair and ASA guys in 2002 when they kept claiming the merger was just around the corner and it never happened. It is obvious something is up with Mother Delta and regional flying. The numbers point to a return of large RJs to mainline. But the how and when will be interesting to see how it works out, but I can't see DL pilots allowing a merger, and I don't see Delta executives paying Endeavor pilots at their present longevity when they could take them as newhires and pay them year one wages.
For now enjoy the $20,000 a year and move up out of there as fast as you can.