CNBC reports 10% capacity cut for NWA

[YourPilotFriend]

Just for the purposes of clarification, NWA can park as many narrow bodied aircraft as they want and still operate 90 76 seat jets.

Which begs the question, how many 76 seat jets does NWA currently have at its feeders/affiliates?

Now when that number jumps to 255 after the merger, it's not really 255 new 76 seaters, it's the existing 200 70-76 seat RJs at DAL plus the lower cap from NWA of 55, versus the upper cap of 90, which management can currently use. IOW, LOA19 reduces the aggregate number of 70-76seaters.

Right, they can order about 30 more of them and that's it for both combined carriers.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

In the same way, it's really not 90 76-seaters since 36 of them are simply replacements for the 36 AVRO 85's Mesaba operated for many years. Net increase = 54.

That 36 carve out no longer applies since Mesaba falls under the wholly owned provisions. Mesaba is no different than compass. Except the XJ MEC was able to get a different flow agreement. I don't know what details are, but I don't think mesaba pilots can be flush like the compass guys.

 

[Caveman]

How about a little truth...
3) If you are on the Delta seniority list, you are a Delta pilot. I've not seen anyone treated with less than 100% courtesy and respect.

Fins,

You might want to talk to a few Western pilots about how they were treated. I have a friend that was former Western (now retired DAL). He said he always felt as if they were never completed accepted as 'real' DAL pilots. He was former military too and still never quite fit in.

 

[FDJ2]

Fins,

You might want to talk to a few Western pilots about how they were treated. I have a friend that was former Western (now retired DAL). He said he always felt as if they were never completed accepted as 'real' DAL pilots. He was former military too and still never quite fit in.

Most of the Western pilots I've met feel like they were treated fairly. We haven't had 20 years of litigation and arbitration following our merger with Western.

Nevertheless, there will always be pilots who feel they got the short end of the stick in a merger, whether they did or didn't and there will always be pilots who will feel like they never fit in. Nothing new here.

 

[Noserider76]

Fins,

You might want to talk to a few Western pilots about how they were treated. I have a friend that was former Western (now retired DAL). He said he always felt as if they were never completed accepted as 'real' DAL pilots. He was former military too and still never quite fit in.

I think you're completely wrong there. I've flown with the former Western pilots my entire time at DL and with very, very few exceptions they were happy with the way the merger went down. Fitting in? We're talking airline flying here not some club. You spend a few days with another pilot or two, have dinner, maybe a couple cold ones, and go home.

You will always be identified with what you've done previously as is the case with former Navy, Air Force, and Civilian pilots but if you can't feel like you fit in to a giant corporation with people from every background, you've got self-esteem issues.