Delta Air Lines Bankruptcy

[AceCombat]

Who all is or has been an Employee of Delta Air Lines?

i know Dedman is, and my mother was. anyone else feeling any effects?



PS: i know im late posting this, but i havent seen anything on DBB about it, so i just posted this as a simple "hows everyone going to be affected?"

[Iceman]

I got a letter from DA yesterday showing that I had a 30,000 mile balance on 2 old frequent flyer accounts that I had forgotten. If they had never alerted me to it I would of never known ... I mean these accounts are over 15 years old.

[Dedman]

I no longer work for Delta. I left in the middle of June to pursue more fertle grounds. As in 30% pay increase.

Mrs. Dedman is still with Delta however. I was just talking with a friend of mine there this afternoon and he said that the rumor is more paycuts are on the way. All non pilot personell already took a 10% pay cut on Janurary 1 of this year. Now it looks like all Salary & Admin folks are going to lose another 9% and the mechanics are going to lose 7%.

I currently work with a few Delta retirees. They are really worried about their pensions.

Tough times.

[AceCombat]

I got a letter from DA yesterday showing that I had a 30,000 mile balance on 2 old frequent flyer accounts that I had forgotten. If they had never alerted me to it I would of never known ... I mean these accounts are over 15 years old.

you should use them before they strip off those accounts. that or find a way to convert them to funds or donate them.

[Cuda68-2]

I work for Northwest Airlines and the last thing we want to do is mess with our customer base - or what little we have left in this market of low fare carriers. We anounced today that the flyer miles will not be touched in any way.

[AceCombat]

i heard a few rumors thats all, so im just giving a heads up if they turn out to be true.


man, it was weird with northwest......

all over Atlanta news channels and FNN, CNN, MSNBC....

then 5 minutes later here comes another breaking news interruption...... NORTHWEST FOLLOWS SUIT?!?! completely un-expected and un-announced

[SilverFJ]

you should use them before they strip off those accounts. that or find a way to convert them to funds or donate them.

yes. yes. donate them to me.

bitches.

[Cuda68-2]

Northwests bankruptcy should not have been a surprise at all. They kept telling AMFA if wage and bennie cuts did not take place a bankruptcy would take place. AMFA went out on strike and NWA brought in replacement workers, 4 weeks later they filed. Few days after that they laid off 400 pilots and 1400 flight attendents with more layoffs coming I would assume.

[Dedman]

The latest from a friend of mine at Delta Tech Ops.

9,000 layoffs. 10% frontline cuts. 9% cut for S&A. 7% for mechanics ??? 5% increase for United Healthcare....much higher for HMO. One-time $50 annual fee for pass usage.

5 days combo sick/personal time...effect on certified/non-certified sick time was unclear. 4 week vacation cap (unless grandfathered). 15% profit share plan All retirement frozen. No retirement plan for new hires. 401K matching to be paid in $$$ instead of DAL stock. Preferred stock vaporized.

[Cuda68-2]

The latest from a friend of mine at Delta Tech Ops.

9,000 layoffs. 10% frontline cuts. 9% cut for S&A. 7% for mechanics ??? 5% increase for United Healthcare....much higher for HMO. One-time $50 annual fee for pass usage.

5 days combo sick/personal time...effect on certified/non-certified sick time was unclear. 4 week vacation cap (unless grandfathered). 15% profit share plan All retirement frozen. No retirement plan for new hires. 401K matching to be paid in $$$ instead of DAL stock. Preferred stock vaporized.

I may need to pucker up

[Dedman]

Yes you may. Sorry man.