Max Powers
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Long of the short of it. Delta is not hiring. They won't be hiring this year. They likely won't hire next year. 2012 is a good option, just depends how they restructure the airline. DALPA should take back RJ hiring, but give preferential hiring to ALPA brethren that Delta pilots are displacing (ASA, Compass, Comair, etc...). I know GL will say no way to Comair, but..... Comair pilots went on strike for 89 days to protect their contract. why would you not want somebody with balls like that as a fellow striker one day? .... and if you want everything that you have had taken away, that will be the only way forward. Remember, no matter how good you think employee relations are now, that you are still working for an airline.... and an airline run by NW management (remember their mechanics?).
Delta is getting smaller, and for pilots that only matters if retirements do not occur; which they will in due course. Prices will go up, available seats will remain the same or go down, and at the same time bigger planes will replace smaller planes (MD-90 over DC-9). Industry power at play. The truth hurts sometimes, but at least if you believe they are not hiring anytime soon that you do not have to live in a world of illusion.
A lot is an understatement. That is how they plan to operate the sked. Now add in IROPS and everyone will be getting em.
We need an automotive gas tax just like Europe! Imagine 6 dollar a gallon gas. People would actually drive sensible cars and the actual price of crude would plummet due to decreased demand from USA. Airlines which are mass transport would not have the same tax and would not only have cheap gas but lots of customers clamoring for a seat due to the expense of driving and the desire to get out of their Smart cars.
Why not say no and force 'em to hire asap?
Why not say no and force 'em to hire asap?
Drill baby drill....Oh wait that is what we are doing and you mean it's not working???? Hmmmmm.. maybe we can be more efficient and decrease the need for fuel. HOW??
We need an automotive gas tax just like Europe! Imagine 6 dollar a gallon gas. People would actually drive sensible cars and the actual price of crude would plummet due to decreased demand from USA. Airlines which are mass transport would not have the same tax and would not only have cheap gas but lots of customers clamoring for a seat due to the expense of driving and the desire to get out of their Smart cars.
Oh wait Fox news, tea beggars, the oil industry and any other anti-govt entity doesn't want this so no luck on this common sense solution.
By the way have you ever noticed every tea "beggar" is most likely and unemployed old white male who is sucking off the nipple of the govt.