Why Won't Delta Try?

[canyonblue]

On Your Sixth......you're up

Those two are so predictable, it's really frickin sad.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

I heard that from your Mom yesterday.


OYS

Yeah, She works at the "Clinic" and you were there for "Your Treatment"

Whether it was "In your Six", "Up your Six", or "On Your Six", it's not gonna go away with topical cream!

Good Luck!

KBB

 

[Scope out RJ's]

I heard that from your Mom yesterday.


OYS

You, then the entire Lakers team.:laugh::laugh:

 

[Tanker Clown]

Another day, another delusion about the greatness of Delta for the General. Face it General, you may have started at a good airline with good pay, but now you work for a low paying, money hemmoraging feeder for Com Air. People now ditch Deltta and their great international overnights to fly 737s and overnight in LBB. You can't blame them. It's just the rats jumping off the sinking ship.

 

[General Lee]

........... to let you know the restraining order had gone filed.

Gup

He was the NEXT one to get a restraining order? Paranoid!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[waveflyer]

I agree w/ most of what Gen said- of all the legacies I'd choose to work at delta- but it is still very sad how much more DAL execs make than SWAs. Another example of the ridiculous transfer of wealth from labor and the middle class to those at the top that is killing this country. Not capitalism: it's abuse of power and cronyism.

I hope that Gen is right and a new crowd who gets it is in charge who have learned scope lessons and ready to get a raise- time will tell

Good luck

 

[General Lee]

Another day, another delusion about the greatness of Delta for the General. Face it General, you may have started at a good airline with good pay, but now you work for a low paying, money hemmoraging feeder for Com Air. People now ditch Deltta and their great international overnights to fly 737s and overnight in LBB. You can't blame them. It's just the rats jumping off the sinking ship.

Thanks TANKY. Do I dare venture into even trying to explain to you what has happen? Ah heck, why not? Things are not as bad as you say, of course. DL pilots are paid fairly well, but many things need to changed for the better in upcoming contract talks. Now that Airtran will be included in Southwest's great pay scheme, it will undoubtably help the cause. Comair will actually be reduced to only 44 total planes, so that isn't true. It was a poor quarter, but again last year had almost the same result, and the rest of the year was profitable. The first quarter of this year had some TERRBILE things happen, like the Japan earthquake and resulting catastrophies, and ice storms in ATL that hurt Airtran and Delta. It's amazing the loss wasn't even worse. So far I don't think many Delta pilots have left for Southwest, primarily since the merger with Airtran will put anyone hired after the announcement at the bottom of a stagnate list. Even when you eventually get your buddies to get you onto SWA, you too will be at the bottom, doing plenty of LBB or Tunica layovers. By that time the pay will be equal or better at Delta most likely, and you will be left with Ty or Gup as your Captain, sitting at the bar, ordering Wild Turkey, and talking about your exciting days as lead of the Cafeteria cleaners in Okinawa. Enjoy that!


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Tanker Clown]

Ha ha ha! Delta pay same as SWA! You guys will take pay cuts (again) before that happens. BTW, I have 3 friends who left Delta to go to SWA. They did say they enjoyed the Vinice overnights, but they go to work to make money. And making money isn't what Delta pilots (or the while company) is good at. Maybe if they could have gotten on at Song it would have been a different situation.

 

[General Lee]

I agree w/ most of what Gen said- of all the legacies I'd choose to work at delta- but it is still very sad how much more DAL execs make than SWAs. Another example of the ridiculous transfer of wealth from labor and the middle class to those at the top that is killing this country. Not capitalism: it's abuse of power and cronyism.

I hope that Gen is right and a new crowd who gets it is in charge who have learned scope lessons and ready to get a raise- time will tell

Good luck

Wave,

Thanks for the good response. I know exactly what you mean, and it is amazing GK doesn't take in a lot more cash. I have seen the comparisons. He deserves more. I also continue to say that your contract is FANTASTIC, and I hope that we try to emulate it after the DALPA contract talks. In all fairness, I do actually like the current Delta management, salary notwithstanding. I think they are sharp, and they do have a lot on their hands with the Japan stuff going on, yeilds going up and down in the Atlantic, and then the domestic fight. This is a true Worldwide airline, and that means a lot of fronts to battle, including employee contract talks upcoming. I think they know that they have gotten a "good deal" since both DL and NWA BKs, and even the joint contract was a tad bit concessionary thanks to $130 a barrel oil at that time too. Bad timing.

As far as my continued jabs at your SLI, I am not trying to malign your airline. Even though I enjoy where I fly and what I fly, I don't think yours is a bad airline at all. I just wouldn't want to personally fly there. I love your pay and benefits though. I can't speak for OYS, but I too think there should be some fairness in the eventual list, and I just don't think any airline can negotiate that fairly between two groups. It is just too personal, and seniority is FOREVER as people continue to say (until the next merger). I see arbitration as a good thing for both groups. If one is confident in their own position, and they prove that with the lawyers, then great. Even though you will be a direct competitor in ATL, I know several pilots on each side, and another USAir is NOT what our total pilot community needs.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Ha ha ha! Delta pay same as SWA! You guys will take pay cuts (again) before that happens. BTW, I have 3 friends who left Delta to go to SWA. They did say they enjoyed the Vinice overnights, but they go to work to make money. And making money isn't what Delta pilots (or the while company) is good at. Maybe if they could have gotten on at Song it would have been a different situation.

If you say so Tanky, if you say so. Enoy the military, that doesn't waste money at all.


Bye Bye---General Lee