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Originally posted by FlyDeltasJets It is pretty clear that our codesharing has presented us with some pretty big problems.
With this you might well have anticipated I would take issue. In the context of this thread, the only "problems" your domestic codeshare with regional jet operators has caused you are all of your own making as a pilot group.
In fact, the existence of large numbers of regional jets in the Delta system has been of significant help to the Company and, were it not for their existence, many more of your peers would be sharing your current fate and our Company would be in much more trouble than it already is.
While you know I disagree with outsourcing and therefore would have much prefered to see AirTran operate these RJs with their own aircraft and pilots, they are not in the same position that Delta has been and may be unable to do so at this time. Nevertheless, it may well make things difficult for the pilot group in the future.
At Delta, what you call the "problems" have come into existence because our "union" has influenced your group into joining its misguided effort to stop the RJ. Had you instead embraced your fellow pilots with their airplanes, you yourself and the other 932 of your fellows would be flying now in Delta airplanes. You've had more than one chance.
..... it seems that some have the same view of the outsourcing of jobs as some DAL guys had long ago.
The original "mistake" of permitting outsourcing was not made by DAL guys. It was made by other ALPA carriers (notably EAL, UAL, AAA, NWA and now CAL and emulated by AA -- in no particular order). In reality, the forward thinking of the "old DAL guys" (who placed no limit on RJs) allowed Delta to gain a market advantage that it still enjoys. The facts clearly indicate that the more than 250 RJs currently operating in the Delta system, have been nothing but a great benefit to the Company and incidentally, to all who fly Delta owned aircraft.
Your "problem", such as it is, results from the intransigence of "current DAL guys" who rejected the opportunity to integrate when the Company decided to buy back its outsourced flying, not from your original domestic codeshare.
As a direct result YOU, the Delta pilots, by following the misguided thinking of the union and the other "big five" non-thinking pilot groups, have managed successfully to put nearly 1000 Delta pilots on the street, further divide the union and create unnecessary animosity between fellow pilots,
all of which has accomplished absolutely nothing of benefit to any Delta pilot, not to mention the debacle we are witnessing at USAir Group.
What you really need to worry about is not the proliferation of RJs, but the pending domestic codeshare with airlines that operate the very same equipment that Delta mainline operates. That however, your "current guys" (as opposed to your "old guys") appear willing to embrace. If you really believe you have "problems" now just wait until you begin to enjoy the fruits of that neat plan. It is quite likely to double the recall time of your unfortunate furloughs.
I wish you well but you really need to rethink the idea that RJs have contributed to your current status. They have not.
None of what I have written should be interpreted to mean that I believe the Air Tran decision will be of benefit to the AAI pilot group over the long term. I
do believe it would have been better had they done this expansion "in house". We'll have to see how they handle the future.
While I do not think that you personally mean to disparage others, the truth is that in general the remarks of many in your pilot group do give the impression of an air of presumed superiority that many find unacceptable. Some take it, but others fight back. In general, Delta pilots tend to put themselves on a pedestal that others just don't recognize as warranted. As Fins pointed out, it is often reminiscent of the "white hats".
