Delta acquisition of NWA almost finalized!

[FDJ2]

Heyas,

Fod what it's worth, I just got finished with a two year stint teaching at a local college. Using Wikipedia as a reference for anything was an automatic 'F' on a paper.

Nu

"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."

 

[PuffDriver]

Puffy,

It Was A Joke.

Have a beer......maybe get laid.....you are WAY too uptight. Typical though....

Describing your last "rotation"? (see, I'm learning new words!)

There is no game, there was no set, you did not win a match.

Yawn, yep, right on time. The "go get laid" approach. Mr. Substantive in his prime.

Yawn, anyone else? It appears as if we have finally admitted that it IS an acquisition, and that such an argument MAY be made at the arbitration, and that it may or may not make a difference. My work is done here. NWA guys carry on with your fodder. Perhaps another crack about my ego, double breasted coats, hats, speling, sexual shortcomings, etc, etc, etc.

You guys are too easy. Hope you can drink at least.

 

[GogglesPisano]

"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."

<<<<<<<-------- I resemble that remark!

 

[DTW320]

Hope you can drink at least.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious you've been doing a lot of that before posting here. Who said anything about your sexual shortcomings??? Freudian slip? Unwind however you like, but seriously......Unwind.

 

[Noserider76]

Who said anything about your sexual shortcomings??? Freudian slip? Unwind however you like, but seriously......Unwind.

Might have been the tube sock comment from a couple pages back in this insane thread. I tried it but the damned thing slipped to the back. Doesn't have quite the same effect there............

 

[Schwanker]

Might have been the tube sock comment from a couple pages back in this insane thread. I tried it but the damned thing slipped to the back. Doesn't have quite the same effect there............

Yeah, but who said anything about his two breasts??

 

[IXLR8]

Hey now!!!!

Remember, Richard Anderson told us many times that we (NWA) are the best in the business. I heard it several times. Now that he is at Delta, I guess with the "merger" he is just trying to bring Delta up to our standards?

 

[Going2Baja]

LOL....NICE!!

Baja.

 

[FDJ2]

<<<<<<<-------- I resemble that remark!

"If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood."

:beer:

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

Fins and Puff Daddy,

Help me understand your and puffys idea of relative seniority. IF those 2007 hires really get onto the 777 or 88A do you really believe that should blend in with 96 or 97 dohs from our side? If that is what dalpas idea of relative seniority is you are suggesting a essentially a staple of the last 1500-2000 nwa pilots with the bulk being hired prior to 2000. I don't believe the arbitration panel would agree either. I understand relative to be relative. 59% today 59% manana. Anything other than that would be a win fall for y'all. If there is a gross disparity of dohs, I predict a very angry unmotivated portion of the seniority list. Not good for any of us, nor the success of the company.

I've not heard the term "acquisition" used anywhere but here. I hear the word "merger" used very frequently. The outcome of pilots debating semantic terms is nothing more than a diversion for bored pilots. I do believe that in the long run, both Delta and NWA pilots will see gains from this transaction.

The NWA pilots will have to adjust to the Delta way of doing things. Delta's flight standards, uniforms, policies and procedures remain after the transaction. There is not any point in fighting it. Others may have been harsh, but it will be a lot easier for NWA pilots to accept what they can not change.

What is more relevant is the objective changes in fleet numbers, the SLOA allowing Delta MD88 pilots to fly over their ALV caps, canceled displacements and growth aircraft. I am more interested in how arbitrators meet their obligation to meet, or improve on, status quo.

Frankly, at the junior end of the list, that is going to be difficult work. Delta's 2007 hires are holding (block in NWA speak) lines on the 757 and 767 both domestic and international. On the MD88's they are pretty senior in the right seat. Another big advanced entitlement for growth comes out on the DAL side in October. It looks possible that a few out of the class of 07 may even get on the 777, or MD88A in NYC. Those results should be available before the arbitration is final. (not that I'm leaving any facts out about NWA, I just don't know if you are doing advancement bids)

If past results are useful for prediction of future outcomes then I expect relative seniority, by equipment. That still does not address the base issues, but if given the choice between NYC, MSP, or DTW, they are about a toss up. I think we will all miss NWA's commuting language.

JMHO