Delta is getting ready to hire!!!

[ACL65PILOT]

you folks are kidding yourselves if you think Delta is going to hire anytime soon. It is much more likely you see furloughs before you see any hiring.

Further, this first post SOC bid will end up displacing a lot of Delta pilots out of Delta bases. People won't be so accepting of this merger after this bid.

I plan on getting displaced and I am totally fine with it. You cannot change the past. I look forward to something different.

As Super says, Glass Half full!

Got a house for any of you North guys. It is a great house on the Soutside of ATL, not in PTC!

 

[General Lee]

you folks are kidding yourselves if you think Delta is going to hire anytime soon. It is much more likely you see furloughs before you see any hiring.

Further, this first post SOC bid will end up displacing a lot of Delta pilots out of Delta bases. People won't be so accepting of this merger after this bid.

The majority will be entitlements vs displacements, which means not as many people getting bumped out. There will be some no doubt, but entitlements allow for the company to NOT have to pay for moves, which is cheaper. They will add flying in a base but fly that plane more at another base, which overall could be cheaper. (looks like MSP A320 will not have as many displacements to SLC---just more flying at SLC instead)

And, hiring is more likely than furloughs, since we are ready to bring back a lot of the planes we have parked (we don't need to order more planes, they are all waiting for us in VCV). And, we are also getting some used planes via MD90s (I have read 16 more in 2010) and an additional 2 777s. It certainly isn't as bleak as you portray it to be.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[thor2j]

It certainly isn't as bleak as you portray it to be.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Um, it is.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

Look at your Florida flying this winter.... No 767's, anywhere... Here in JAX we would see 3 767's a day, not this year. You have scaled back JAX, MCO, TPA and FLL, so I see it as "bleak" in the South East.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Look at your Florida flying this winter.... No 767's, anywhere... Here in JAX we would see 3 767's a day, not this year. You have scaled back JAX, MCO, TPA and FLL, so I see it as "bleak" in the South East.

It is called yield management! Those 767's are enjoying some time off in the Western Desert!

 

[michael707767]

you folks are kidding yourselves if you think Delta is going to hire anytime soon. It is much more likely you see furloughs before you see any hiring.

There won't be any furloughs. However, this talk of hiring of probably premature.

Further, this first post SOC bid will end up displacing a lot of Delta pilots out of Delta bases. People won't be so accepting of this merger after this bid

I certainly think the couple of bids after SOC will be more advantageous to the NWA pilots.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

There won't be any furloughs. However, this talk of hiring of probably premature.



I certainly think the couple of bids after SOC will be more advantageous to the NWA pilots.

When I heard the rumors of hiring, I though the same thing. For some reason when I laugh at the possibility, I am told to just wait and see.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

I believe one side wanted fences the other did not. It was too complicated. Now it is what it is. Bring on the AEs

Thats is the one thing that bothered me about the merger. I wish we would have fenced our bases for a few years.

 

[Noserider76]

I believe one side wanted fences the other did not. It was too complicated. Now it is what it is. Bring on the AEs

AEs are fine but I hope they minimize displacements to minimize the bad blood all around. Things have been relatively touchy feely up to this point because the two companies have basically been separate. How they handle the near term post-SOC period will have a big effect on whether this is still a nice place to work or not.

 

[anewunion]

Look at your Florida flying this winter.... No 767's, anywhere... Here in JAX we would see 3 767's a day, not this year. You have scaled back JAX, MCO, TPA and FLL, so I see it as "bleak" in the South East.

I'm glad were not running anything that big. Having anything over a 757 in the "lowest yielding ticket" market is a dumb move.

 

[hockeypilot44]

I'm glad were not running anything that big. Having anything over a 757 in the "lowest yielding ticket" market is a dumb move.

It makes commuting easier though. Especially since we are adopting Delta's "Call-in stupid policy."

 

[General Lee]

Um, it is.

You must work for United.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Look at your Florida flying this winter.... No 767's, anywhere... Here in JAX we would see 3 767's a day, not this year. You have scaled back JAX, MCO, TPA and FLL, so I see it as "bleak" in the South East.

No doubt there. We have REALLY scaled back on the 757/767 fleet, and I am pretty sure they are waiting to let loose again and bring them back, plus add 16 MD90s and 2 777s next year.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Pilotbob3]

No doubt there. We have REALLY scaled back on the 757/767 fleet, and I am pretty sure they are waiting to let loose again and bring them back, plus add 16 MD90s and 2 777s next year.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Those cities are JETBLUE Country now!

 

[General Lee]

Those cities are JETBLUE Country now!

Speaking of countries, which country's airline owns you guys now? When will you guys have the callsign "Kraut"? "Kraut 106, contact Jacksonville departure, auf wiedersehen......"


Bye Bye---General Lee