Merger troubles, power struggle over the new company

[Pat Fabin]

I have yet to hear a cockpit conversation at DAL where people are salivating to fly anybody else's airplanes.

Anyone hoping for a merger so they can fly a 747, 777, or 787 is a misguided loser. Most people just want to retire from the same airline they started at.

If it comes down to it, I would expect both pilot groups to protect themselves and lobby for their own interests as best they can. But DAL/UAL/NWA pilots are more similar than they are different and I think the merging of lists will go better than you might think.

The merging of pilot seniority lists might just be one of the least problematic parts of these mega-merger scenarios.

 

[DTW320]

I, of course, have reserved a crash pad at the Romulus Travel Lodge so I can commute up to that beautiful city by the lake and rightfully take my place on the 74, but that's just me.

Ahhh Romulus.....but I highly recommend the LaQuinta Inn and Resort-Romulus over the travelodge. I've already got my ATL lodging covered....

 

[John Pennekamp]

Are "trailer trash" pilots worse than "K-Mart" pilots?

Not really.

 

[John Pennekamp]

Care to back that up with any facts, or are you just talking out of your ass as usual?
You sound like one bitter ASA pilot!
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Yes...

 

[JohnQ]

I have yet to hear a cockpit conversation at DAL where people are salivating to fly anybody else's airplanes...

The merging of pilot seniority lists might just be one of the least problematic parts of these mega-merger scenarios.

Absolutely. Many DAL guys think a merger with NWA could even be good (if one ever is). I see fences around the 747 on the big side and around the -9 on the other end of the fleet spectrum. Other than that I see very similar-sized fleets etc. and the possibility of a reasonable merged seniority list that might even draw some approval.

I have never ever met even one DAL pilot who thought that they might waltz into a larger aircraft that another airline was currently flying just because we might merge with them.

 

[Jmoney]

You sound like.....

Care to back that up with any facts, or are you just talking out of your ass as usual?
You sound like one bitter ASA pilot!
737

You sound a lot lile General Lee-oh, wait-YOU ARE general lee.....

Same goes under both screen names-you are a booger-eating, snot slobbering, spankoff MORON!!!!!

-Eat my shorts,soon-to-be DC-9 GEAR BEEATCH!

 

[Noserider76]

Ahhh Romulus.....but I highly recommend the LaQuinta Inn and Resort-Romulus over the travelodge. I've already got my ATL lodging covered....

OK, I'll check it out but I'm not sure it can multi-task as well as the crashpad-crack house-brothel Travel Lodge. As far as Atlanta, I recommend anywhere in College Park. You'll feel like your in Romulus but warmer.

 

[TWA Dude]

Fences. For 20 years... I think that's what the pilots will want.

Not so sure about that. The OZ/TWA and RP/NW lesson is that long-term fences create long-term unhappiness. Better to get it all over with in the first couple of years post-merger. If any integrations go to arbitration you can bet fences will be short.

 

[slinky]

To Quote my good friend at another forum"Lets build the great wall of Atlanta"

 

[KingAirKiddo]

To Quote my good friend at another forum"Lets build the great wall of Atlanta"

LOL! I just spit coffee all over the place when I read that!:laugh:

 

[Jet Wash]

You sound a lot lile General Lee-oh, wait-YOU ARE general lee.....

Same goes under both screen names-you are a booger-eating, snot slobbering, spankoff MORON!!!!!

-Eat my shorts,soon-to-be DC-9 GEAR BEEATCH!

Jmoney you are an idiot. You obviously don't have a clue so keep your lame remarks to yourself.

 

[johnsonrod]

You sound a lot lile General Lee-oh, wait-YOU ARE general lee.....

Same goes under both screen names-you are a booger-eating, snot slobbering, spankoff MORON!!!!!

-Eat my shorts,soon-to-be DC-9 GEAR BEEATCH!

Jealous and bitter - not a good combination.

 

[737 Pylt]

Yes...

At least you're honest!:beer:

You sound a lot lile General Lee-oh, wait-YOU ARE general lee.....

Same goes under both screen names-you are a booger-eating, snot slobbering, spankoff MORON!!!!!

-Eat my shorts,soon-to-be DC-9 GEAR BEEATCH!

Thanks for the insightful response. If I ever need advice on how to pick up little boys at the mall, I'll give you a shout. For now mind your own business snot nose, as this is none of yours!
BTW tanker clown, don't forget to logout next time!

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[737 Pylt]

Jealous and bitter - not a good combination.

Bald, short, and fat is not either, but that doesn't stop him from opening his nut drainer!:laugh: :laugh:

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[DAL737FO]

That's nothing. Want to talk about greed and ego? I can't wait to sit back and watch the show when General Lee and his (as Occam put it) "Double Breasted Horde" storm MSP and DTW to "take" the 747-400 positions that are "rightfully" theirs. They "deserve" a better deal than those trailer trash NWA pilots. Just ask them. They are Delta Pilots, after all!

JP,

You do realize that the 747-400 pays less than the 777 and 767-400 at Delta and the 747-200 pays just a little more than our straight 767's. So you think guys will want up to the great white North for a paycut? Boy you must have big jet syndrome.