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Superpilot92
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Yep, memo last night said 0 pilots because of decreased monthly max, (attractive)leave programs and an early out program.
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We had 4100 volunteers leave at DL. Also, our VP of Flt Ops was in the domestic lounge today in ATL and stated that our VP of route Planning (GH---a genius), does want those 61 DC9s, so we are planning on keeping them as of right now. He did qualify it by saying if oil hits $200 a barrel, then we may have to rethink some of the fleet....which probably makes sense. I don't think much will be moving at that price.....
Bye Bye--General Lee
Bye Bye--General Lee
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How many pilot jobs do you think that the above saved by having those programs?
Superpilot92
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Good info thanks
Leave the lame comments at the door, we are trying to play nice.
That is good to hear about the DC9. It's like herpes, when you think they are gone, they come back.
On a side note -- Since they are savings mode they might as well start getting rid of the jobs which will be redundant in the merger. Sorry to those families. The writing was already on their door, they don't need two of everything.
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Superpilot92
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rumors are there are about 350 with retirement papers in just waiting. The increased medical coverage in retirement will more than likely get a lot of people to leave so they can get grandfathered in under the NWA coverage. We'll see.
So this is what your VP of flight ops is saying. Damn, that is one smart fellow. What is his nickname??? Captain Obvious.
If oil goes to $200 dollars a barrel I think even the General will be lucky to hold onto his job.
To further increase the retirement push they should tie the equity payment to the new health plan. You want the payment then you have to take the new medical plan too.
NWA To Cut 2,500 Jobs
Northwest Airlines to cut 2,500 jobs
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
07-09) 11:10 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --
Northwest Airlines Corp. is the latest airline to cut jobs because of high oil prices.
The carrier said Wednesday it will eliminate 2,500 management and front-line jobs. It previously announced that it would shrink the amount of flying it does by roughly 9 percent later this year.
President and CEO Doug Steenland blames the cuts on fuel costs that have more than doubled in the past year.
Northwest says it will offer voluntary departures. It says furloughs will be used only if it does not get enough volunteers to reach the 2,500 number.
Northwest also says it will begin charging $15 for the first checked bag, matching a fee added by other carriers this year. And the airline says it will begin charging a fee for frequent-flier award tickets — from $25 for domestic tickets to $100 for flights to Asia.
A spokeswoman for Delta Air Lines Inc., which is buying Northwest, said record high fuel costs are causing the Atlanta-based carrier to look at everything. "However, we have made no changes to the service we offer to customers for a complimentary first checked bag," spokeswoman Betsy Talton said.
At American Airlines, the first major U.S. carrier to announce a fee on first checked bags, spokesman Tim Smith declined to comment directly on Northwest's moves, "but their actions clearly show they are facing the same extreme challenges all airlines are dealing with these days."
Executives of American parent AMR Corp. said last week they expect to cut 8 percent of the work force, or about 6,800 jobs.
Continental Airlines Inc., which has announced 3,000 job cuts but doesn't charge for checking a first bag, declined to comment on Northwest's actions.
Northwest Airlines to cut 2,500 jobs
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
07-09) 11:10 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --
Northwest Airlines Corp. is the latest airline to cut jobs because of high oil prices.
The carrier said Wednesday it will eliminate 2,500 management and front-line jobs. It previously announced that it would shrink the amount of flying it does by roughly 9 percent later this year.
President and CEO Doug Steenland blames the cuts on fuel costs that have more than doubled in the past year.
Northwest says it will offer voluntary departures. It says furloughs will be used only if it does not get enough volunteers to reach the 2,500 number.
Northwest also says it will begin charging $15 for the first checked bag, matching a fee added by other carriers this year. And the airline says it will begin charging a fee for frequent-flier award tickets — from $25 for domestic tickets to $100 for flights to Asia.
A spokeswoman for Delta Air Lines Inc., which is buying Northwest, said record high fuel costs are causing the Atlanta-based carrier to look at everything. "However, we have made no changes to the service we offer to customers for a complimentary first checked bag," spokeswoman Betsy Talton said.
At American Airlines, the first major U.S. carrier to announce a fee on first checked bags, spokesman Tim Smith declined to comment directly on Northwest's moves, "but their actions clearly show they are facing the same extreme challenges all airlines are dealing with these days."
Executives of American parent AMR Corp. said last week they expect to cut 8 percent of the work force, or about 6,800 jobs.
Continental Airlines Inc., which has announced 3,000 job cuts but doesn't charge for checking a first bag, declined to comment on Northwest's actions.
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Yes, actually, our VP of Flight Ops is very smart, and a great guy on top of that. I am proud to work for SD.
But the person Gen Lee was referring too (GH) is our VP of network planning. He is a genius and Delta is lucky to have him.
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GL,
Thanks for passing that along - been hearing similar rumors. I also heard that due to no lease payments their direct operating cost is slightly less than the MD-80's, so if they are not parking 9's that good news for the 80's as well.
Any word on how or where they would be deployed? That might pose an interesting staffing scenario as we cannot cross-bid until after SOC if they were to base them in ATL.
Superpilot92
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I have heard numerous times some will be deployed to ATL to go after Airtran. The 9's will replace RJ's while also bringing a better product. We'll see good news regardless.
HMMM,
I'd better get my card in for ATLDC9CAB so I can get it on the Jan APA
or wait...I need translate that into DALish...
would that be ATLDC9A for the 1st quarter APE with a contingency of 20 below me?
Arggghh....it's gonna be a tough switch...
Nu
Nu,
If I read your post correctly you guys bid for a quarter at a time. You had better start studying PBS now since we bid every month.
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