Delta TA-whos seen it?

[General Lee]

NB Capt 12 yos $208, FO 12 yos $142

Not quite SWA rates but close.

NB? You mean MD88? Which NB? 320? 73n? All of them have different payrates. 12th year SWA FO I think is about $152 an hour. What about WB rates? You must have a pretty good source because most of the Reps are very quiet on this right now.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[PuffDriver]

This is absolutely dead on. The man hit it out of the park.

I'd like to know who leaked these pay rates while holding back the scope details. Are we really nothing more than a bunch of housewives? "Oooohhh, look at the shiny baubles!!!"

Who leaked these rates and why????

He actually DIDN"T hit it out of the park. He obviously does not know about the intricacies of the Delta contract, yet feels compelled to comment. While some misguided Delta guys may try and blame connection pilots for their plight, most know that it is the Delta contract which sets that metric.

Connection ASMs are going away, and that right quickly. Something has to be there to be the accumulator. It will be the fabled 100 seat aircraft finally showing its teeth. 76 seat aircraft will take care of the small cities unable to make the 100 seaters profitable. 50 seat aircraft will become much more rare in the near future. More importantly, in this guy's opinion, is that Delta will regain the quality on its flights. I have yet to fly on a connection carrier where I have not been embarrassed at the way we treat our customers. Therein lies the key IMO.

Less exposure to connection and their employees, along with more exposure to mainline and our employees will mean a more dedicated customer to Delta--willing to pay that higher price for their ticket/accessories.

 

[Freebrd]

hey Puff you do realize that all gate and ramp agents at ATL for instance are DAL employees, and at outstations that ExpressJet flies to are a Delta Co (Reg Elite I think they're called). All we have are pilots, FAs, dispatchers, mechanics, and the G/O folks.

 

[flyboyike]

I have yet to fly on a connection carrier where I have not been embarrassed at the way we treat our customers. Therein lies the key IMO.

I'm yet to fly on ANY carrier and not be embarrassed.

 

[Raskal]

I'm yet to fly on ANY carrier and not be embarrassed.

Amen
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[Whataburger]

I saw it. Ain't bad. Nice job!

 

[MINIME]

You saw what? Spill the beans man.....

 

[BobbyBiplane]

Amen
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Recent flights on Emirates, KLM and Singapore - all good.
Recent flights in the US - all bad.

 

[SWA717]

Recent flights on Emirates, KLM and Singapore - all good.
Recent flights in the US - all bad.

Yes, and what is the common denominator of these foreign airlines? They are all state funded or subsidized. I'll take us air carrier pilots over any foreign airline.

 

[PuffDriver]

hey Puff you do realize that all gate and ramp agents at ATL for instance are DAL employees, and at outstations that ExpressJet flies to are a Delta Co (Reg Elite I think they're called). All we have are pilots, FAs, dispatchers, mechanics, and the G/O folks.

Right, that is what I am talking about. The "onboard" experience is embarrassing.