We signed the contract and stabilized costs.
We conserve significant amounts of fuel.
We turned around the company's operational performance.
We are number 1 in customer satisfaction among Delta Carriers.
We busted our asses.
They have increased the costs of our medical benefits while decreasing the coverage.
They have shrunk our fleet.
They increased our dues for non-rev travel.
Now they want to lay off our employees.
What's next? What else can we do for you?
It could have been much worse had this company not turned the corner on operational performance.
Coverage? It looked about the same to me. Haven't you noticed costs going up for about...... The last twenty years? The company can't eat everything.
ASA didn't want to shrink the fleet. Considering the current economic environment, I'd say we've done rather well considering our average seniority. Thank DAL for the cuts in block hours.
I doubt ASA has happily gone along with the non rev fares increases. Thank DAL for rates being upped.
As Texx mentioned, they've been trimming in the GO for some time now. So far as the pilots go, what else can the company do? They've gone out on a limb a considerable distance trying not to do this.
All guys getting furloughed, I wish you the best of luck. Hopefully this is just a short term deal but at least you can know you'll coming back to a company that is healthy despite what you read on this board.