SWAdude said:T-Bags,
If you don't work for Delta, why all the interest in them.
Also...who do you work for??
Dude,
The title of this thread NEVER mentions DAL. I look up the numbers for them because thats where the action was, dillusional AT guys riding Gen Lee. If you'd like, i can make the same case using UAL, AMR, NWA, or CAL. U could be tough...
I chose to keep my employer private. I prefer to argue the merits of my position, not who's boss can beat up your boss. Quite frankly, when folks ask who i work for, it is an indication to me that they've got nothing to add on point and want to go personal. I'm just not interested in that. If, for your own information, and to understand my own personal biases (we all have them), you'd like to know anything about me, first quite calling me a "tool", pm me and promise to respect my privacy and I'll tell you whatever you want to know.
As to you "practical" knowledge, you appear to have plenty by your bio, and apparently she was a cruel mistress. I'd contend however that it is imperative that we as pilots get a better understanding of the business side of the industry, lest we get "played". Our respective unions hire guys to tell us what we want to hear. A case in point for you guys is the implications that the expensing of stock options will have for your bottom line. It's coming, and it's better to negotiate how those changes will affect your contract from a position of knowledge.