It has been very quiet on the DL/NW merger front, so it looks as if it will not go ahead. Based on a discussion overheard at the airport, it seems that the pilots have problems with agreeing on common ground. A Delta captain was telling someone that the NW pilots, who recently negoitated a pay deal that included lower salaries but retention of pension rights, wanted to keep the pension rights in a merger but match the Delta salaries. Delta pilots has recently given up their pension rights in exchange for keeping higher salaries, so they see the NW suggestion as having the cake and eating it too. This is even without bringing in the other major issue of how to merge the seniority lists.
As long as safety or flight availability are not affected, as passenger I do not mind what goes on, and whether they are able to get together or not. Except for the selfish reasons mentioned in my other blog.
***yet again, I stand corrected as the DL-NW merger has been announced. Of course, we have to see if the pilots all accept it, and the FAA, SEC, FTC, etc. allow it to go through***
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