737 Pylt
Um....Floats anyone??
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Only time will tell, but I'm leaning toward what you said.Phony Marconi said:Oh, comon! It's a big bluff....a game of chicken!
It's not "poker", since we can all see the Delta pilots' hands....they're bluffing.
For the senior guys, I agree. But the bottom 1/3 of the list. Top pay working weekends, holidays, no dead head pay, 1/2 pay for sick time, losing rigs, you could get a 9-5 government job with a "protected pension." as a better investment if you are a junior pilot and have nothing to lose. Of course, the most junior pilot is now a 5th year pilot.Do you think any Delta pilots would risk losing their careers, even at half pay, given that there are NO jobs in aviation paying more than about $30K to start, with dismal upside potential.
I agree. We as pilots back ourselves into a corner with this choice of career. That's why DAL is a "second job" for me. My first job/career keeps me floating with DAL as the "extra income."And, save for a few lucky ones, they've got no alternatives other than aviation.
Worst case is a small disruption, maybe even a quickie (illegal) walkout. No Chapter 7.
But even if they do strike, there are tons of regional pilots ready to be scabs and fly the 777 at 50-seat pay!
There in again lies the problem We have become our worst enemies in this industry. If you were to seriously count how many people out there would be willing to fly "wide body" airplanes for "regional salaries," I think the numbers would actually scare you.
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sad what has become of this industry