NWA-Delta Merger = Very few job cuts

[jke406]

If there's any heavy lifting to do on the efficiency side of things, I'd say they better eat their grits and get to it.

Nu

I bet Delta guys can't wait to fly with you. My guess is, they'll tell you to eat your lutefisk and have a nice hot cup of shut the f___ up.

 

[NuGuy]

I bet Delta guys can't wait to fly with you. My guess is, they'll tell you to eat your lutefisk and have a nice hot cup of shut the f___ up.

Heyas,

I could care less what they think, and will be happy to say so when asked. If they had any SA, they'd be praying this merger DOESN'T happen as much as the NWA guys.

At least, that's the consensus on this side of the fence.

Nu

 

[800Dog]

DAL $418 million. NWA, with only %60 of the workforce of DAL, made $764 million.

If there's any heavy lifting to do on the efficiency side of things, I'd say they better eat their grits and get to it.

Nu

Maybe your lower pay and overall cost of your contract had something to do with that? And I thought our payrates were terrible!

 

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Nevermind

 

[Tanker1497]

Nice point 800Dog...

Those pay rates are pathetic. If they were anywhere near our rates at Delta, I'm sure their profit would have been reduced by a fair amount.

 

[Deadalus]

I hope if a merger happens you guys learn from our mistakes and try to work as a team. A NW-DAL combination could be a great thing for the employees.
Unless Doug decides to start running a company or find a decent merger partner, we'll probably be bought by American and tacked to the bottom below 2000 furloughs.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

Not sure about job cuts or rumors of hiring stopping but, I just came from recurrent...

We are upping the hiring to 100 in March.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Not sure about job cuts or rumors of hiring stopping but, I just came from recurrent...

We are upping the hiring to 100 in March.

Hire till you furlough....................

 

[DTW320]

Those pay rates are pathetic. If they were anywhere near our rates at Delta, I'm sure their profit would have been reduced by a fair amount.

Define "anywhere near". Your hourly rates are around 10% more. Great. I wish we had'em. Meanwhile we still have pensions. Guys leaving with 8 to 12k/month. My point? With the give and take of our 2 contracts it doesn't begin to explain the difference in profit. Or operating margin for that matter.

 

[jke406]

Hire till you furlough....................

Don't expect the "hire" part to ever apply to you, tool...anywhere.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Define "anywhere near". Your hourly rates are around 10% more. Great. I wish we had'em. Meanwhile we still have pensions. Guys leaving with 8 to 12k/month. My point? With the give and take of our 2 contracts it doesn't begin to explain the difference in profit. Or operating margin for that matter.

Aren't both sad compared to SWA/UPS/FedEx?

 

[clippyrip]

Hey NU,

I'm sure you've already figured it out but JKE406 does not have many good things to say. If you look through his posts, they are adversarial, leaning towards lame. I just blocked him today.

Sorry, JKE406, you've been blocked.

 

[DAL737FO]

Tankerclown,

You come across as a very bitter person. I'm glad you beat cancer, I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. I would think that someone that beat something so bad in their life would have a better outlook about the small stuff and it's ALL SMALL STUFF. I wish you well and I hope you don't eat a hole in your stomach with your hatred.

Scott

 

[jke406]

Sorry, JKE406, you've been blocked.

That hurts, man. Deep down, it really does. I'll look to your posts for what I should strive for. Thank you for this wake-up call.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Tankerclown,

You come across as a very bitter person. I'm glad you beat cancer, I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. I would think that someone that beat something so bad in their life would have a better outlook about the small stuff and it's ALL SMALL STUFF. I wish you well and I hope you don't eat a hole in your stomach with your hatred.

Scott

I appreciate your well wishes.

 

[jke406]

I appreciate your well wishes.

You are a mean-spirited person. I don't know how you beat cancer, but it surely wasn't due to your character, work ethic, personality or job prospects.

 

[Tanker Clown]

You are a mean-spirited person. I don't know how you beat cancer, but it surely wasn't due to your character, work ethic, personality or job prospects.

I'm speechless. I'm glad the toughest period for me and my family is a chance to take a shot at me. How do you sleep at night?

 

[FmrFreightDog]

jke406/Tanker Clown....

You must have a ball logging in and out of flightinfo so you can debate yourself. It's most amusing to the rest of us.

 

[Spectre]

Here's what will really happen with a NWA and DAL merger. NWA has already begun to trim its DC-9 fleet. If a merger is announced, the remaining 100 gas guzzling DC-9s will be phased out. Compass, Pinnicle, Mesaba, and Comair flying will replace the DC-9 flying. Memphis and Cincinnati hubs will close. All new hires at NWA will be furloughed or offered flying jobs at Compass with flowthrough. Grim, but that's what mergers are all about. Trim out the fat and gain synergies from the two companies.

 

[clippyrip]

Here's what will really happen with a NWA and DAL merger. NWA has already begun to trim its DC-9 fleet. If a merger is announced, the remaining 100 gas guzzling DC-9s will be phased out. Compass, Pinnicle, Mesaba, and Comair flying will replace the DC-9 flying. Memphis and Cincinnati hubs will close. All new hires at NWA will be furloughed or offered flying jobs at Compass with flowthrough. Grim, but that's what mergers are all about. Trim out the fat and gain synergies from the two companies.

You sound very sure of this speculation. Is this your educated guess?