Delta cancels upcoming interviews

[Data]

I'll take that back.. even as I typed it I thought it sounded a little dumb, but after a long day I let it stand.

I'm not trusting in the government to fix my problems, but I'm not trusting that giving business carte blanche will do it either. We need middle ground.

better?

cale

Fair enough. My problem with a government solution to business problems is that the same greed (man's greed) that destroys business, destroys government as well, and with larger implications. At least with business you can fight back, it's not easy but look at what smartphone OS' are doing to Microsoft. Apple recently passed Microsoft in Market Cap. I know it's not over or a done deal for Microsoft, but Apple's success is due to a friggen OS on a phone! Government, however, good luck changing that, it takes arms and a revolution to accomplish that. It's too late imho, like every great society before us, we will eventually implode from the inefficiencies of large bureaucracy. I'd just like to prolong it as much as possible and, in today's climate, that means getting rid of the Democrats in Congress and then Obama in '12.

 

[SLUF4]

can we change the title of this thread or start a new one

 

[cale42]

Fair enough. My problem with a government solution to business problems is that the same greed (man's greed) that destroys business, destroys government as well, and with larger implications. At least with business you can fight back, it's not easy but look at what smartphone OS' are doing to Microsoft. Apple recently passed Microsoft in Market Cap. I know it's not over or a done deal for Microsoft, but Apple's success is due to a friggen OS on a phone! Government, however, good luck changing that, it takes arms and a revolution to accomplish that. It's too late imho, like every great society before us, we will eventually implode from the inefficiencies of large bureaucracy. I'd just like to prolong it as much as possible and, in today's climate, that means getting rid of the Democrats in Congress and then Obama in '12.

I agree with this post whole heartedly, except the last sentence. The smartphone OS is example is great, and works well for consumer products. However if we don't allow a certain level of bureaucracy who monitors things like deep well drilling. Anyone naive enough to think that BP is the problem and that every other oil company isn't taking the same risks is sadly disillusioned. In the gas industry it is about producing the most gas for the cheapest. Period. Consumers don't care they just want cheap gas. So the companies take huge risks to produce it. Corporations have no soul. So I will take my chances with Obama and his increased regulation to prevent big business from imploding society(which I agree completely has peaked and is on a downward hill.. I could write a thesis comparing the Greek city states to the US.. but that's another thread

 

[cale42]

Way too boring Kudlow and Kramer. Come on now, let's talk about Delta, hiring, SWA, Comair, LBB, or something more interesting or entertaining for the rest of us. Why don't you PM each other with some long retorts? Some politico stuff is ok every now and then, but 500 word rants are too much.....



Bye Bye---General Lee

Cmon Lee.. can't we have at least one post on FI that is more educational and thought provoking than entertaining? There is still plenty of threads about the ASA lines and if Comair is or isn't for sale for entertainments sake.

cale

 

[GogglesPisano]

Kudlow and Kramer? More like Paul Krugman vs the staff of Fox and Friends.

Nice work, Cale. Top marks.

 

[Jiminmem]

can we change the title of this thread or start a new one

Exactly. Delta said they needed 305 more pilots. They got 305, there were rumours, started here, that they'd hire over 600. They spread to 600 this year and even more next year, yet these were shot down in a number of pilot meetings.

Guess what? Sometimes management press releases are true.

If you want to argue politics or tax systems, start another thread. Don't use an example of Delta doing exactly what it said it would as excuse for your arguments one way or another.

 

[cale42]

I have no idea how to do it, but in a deference to the many who don't want to read about economics and feel mislead by the thread title, if I a mod would like to move this to non-aviation and rename it that would be just fine.

thanks,
cale

 

[cale42]

Kudlow and Kramer? More like Paul Krugman vs the staff of Fox and Friends.

Nice work, Cale. Top marks.

Thank you sir, appreciated!

 

[Jiminmem]

I have no idea how to do it, but in a deference to the many who don't want to read about economics and feel mislead by the thread title, if I a mod would like to move this to non-aviation and rename it that would be just fine.

thanks,
cale

I wasn't trying to be rude. You've actually been more civil then 99% of the post here.

I was just pointing out that people here seem to be reading more into the end of hiring then there really is. They said they needed just over 300, they got that many through recalls, flow ups, and new hires. I would say that is the reason hiring is ending.

Hopefully it'll start back up soon.

 

[cale42]

I wasn't trying to be rude. You've actually been more civil then 99% of the post here.

I was just pointing out that people here seem to be reading more into the end of hiring then there really is. They said they needed just over 300, they got that many through recalls, flow ups, and new hires. I would say that is the reason hiring is ending.

Hopefully it'll start back up soon.

No worries, I agree the original point of this thread was answered back on about page 3. I would have asked to have it moved sooner, but it was garnering so much attention I hated to see it leave the mainstream.

At this point though I think it has been fully established that Delta did hire the 305 that had been expected, but was not planning to extend that number this year. The thread has definitely gone full off topic at this point, so it is probably worth moving to a more appropriate section. I think ACL and I tied some of the ideas to DAL just for an ironic attempt at keeping some of the threads' title involved

And the hopefully it'll start back up soon is the understatement of the year in my world. When you've got an alright job, waiting for your dream job to call is a nice distraction, when you are furloughed though you find yourself imagining every unknown number on the caller ID might be the one...

cale