Delta workforce reduction coming

[9rj9]

Just off the DAL stock blog, take it for what its worth.

"Just steped out of a meeting with R.A.
F/A . Mechanics . ACS . any non pilot job that has over 29.5 years Seniority and is at least 52 years old. Has an opportunity for a 5 or 5 plan plus flt benifits and $200 a month medical cost if you retire between April 1st and June 1st of 2008. Good luck to everyone hope you make the window. "

Looks like some cuts are on the way...

 

[General Lee]

Just off the DAL stock blog, take it for what its worth.

"Just steped out of a meeting with R.A.
F/A . Mechanics . ACS . any non pilot job that has over 29.5 years Seniority and is at least 52 years old. Has an opportunity for a 5 or 5 plan plus flt benifits and $200 a month medical cost if you retire between April 1st and June 1st of 2008. Good luck to everyone hope you make the window. "

Looks like some cuts are on the way...

Good. They are offering early outs for some of the senior people. That is GOOD. We need younger people working front line jobs. Often they are friendlier and they will cost less due to longevity. That is one of our problems here, we have too many at the top pay scales. They just don't retire if they don't have to, and it can cause poor customer service.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Texx]

Good. They are offering early outs for some of the senior people. That is GOOD. We need younger people working front line jobs. Often they are friendlier and they will cost less due to longevity. That is one of our problems here, we have too many at the top pay scales. They just don't retire if they don't have to, and it can cause poor customer service.

Bye Bye--General Lee

You haven't been to the gates of C or D have you.

 

[General Lee]

You haven't been to the gates of C or D have you.

No, I usually fly out of T or E. I see where you are going though, and I think sometimes you do "get what you pay for." Is there a difference between ASA and Delta? I think so. Regardless, the older mamas on the flights are burned out and we need new ones.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Hopefully some of those DFW FA's will finally get out. Gosh, it would make a commute much more doable.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Official word from CPO and other is: Pilot hiring will continue, but slow. No hard numbers given yet, but invites are still being sent out for interviews.

 

[Truckdriver]

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[ACL65PILOT]

exactly

 

[GogglesPisano]

 

[hawkowl88]

Should've taken the merger money

The macro economic environment is on the crashing downside. The pilots should've taken the bribe for the merger. Seniority only matters when you're on the property and not furloughed. Airlines don't grow in a recession. And a deep recession at that.

 

[jke406]

Delta is fessing up. NWA can't be in any better shape.

NWA negotiators, time to give up your crack pipes.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Wonder what Occam has to say. He has been quiet over the weekend.
I know that there has been some stuff going on, but it truly sounds dead, unless as you say NWA stops smoking the crack.

 

[N1VIBS]

Just off the DAL stock blog, take it for what its worth.

"Just steped out of a meeting with R.A.
F/A . Mechanics . ACS . any non pilot job that has over 29.5 years Seniority and is at least 52 years old. Has an opportunity for a 5 or 5 plan plus flt benifits and $200 a month medical cost if you retire between April 1st and June 1st of 2008. Good luck to everyone hope you make the window. "

Looks like some cuts are on the way...[/quot

Just curious, what is a 5 or 5 plan?

 

[jetflier]

Wonder what Occam has to say. He has been quiet over the weekend.
I know that there has been some stuff going on, but it truly sounds dead, unless as you say NWA stops smoking the crack.

I can't speak for Occam or our negotiators at NWA, but the general feel around NWA is we want to remain seperate.

Pilots weren't able to hold up CH11, and we certainly won't be able to hold up a 20 Billion $ Wall street deal.

Steenland did put out a note today implying a tightening of our expenses and fuel use.

Tomorrow there is a meeting in New York at the Waldorf Astoria. The Airline Trade Conference hosted by a Wall Street financial Co. Most airlines are to present there including NWA and DAL.

 

[Schiphol]

Oh please lord let the silver lining in this be that we lose a bunch of our triple digit seniority F/A's. Nobody should require a walker to do that job.