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And yet, you jumped on the bandwagon (by yourself, since nobody else shared your opinion) that AA doing seasonal reductions was resulting in a loss of staffing, which was entirely a false assumption on your part, no?WorldTraveler said:Those are not accurate statements. DL has indeed cut a number of flights from MEM over the past couple of years but this latest schedule change is about cutting the number of destinations but increasing the number of seats.
There is no accuracy to any statement that DL will be reducing ACS staffing as a result of this move.
Right. And the scorpion won't sting the frog halfway across the river.Again, if the topic were accurately addressed and the article was properly noted from the beginning to not involve any reduction in seats, I would have been happy to stay out of the conversation.
WorldTraveler said:nope, I did not say that AA's schedule cuts will result in staffing cuts.I said it could and given that AA mainline has more staff that DL, UA, or WN for comparable number of ASMs produced; given that AAL's labor costs went up by 12% in the 2nd quarter on a year over year basis, AA has very little tolerance to be in an overstaffed situation.Just like in other conversations, you don't understand or don't want to properly understand the correct meaning of verbs of possibility like COULD and MIGHT plus a verb vs. definite verbs like the perfect past (WALKED) or future (will walk).If you are jumping into this discussion because you want "revenge" for me suggesting that AA is overstaffed or that it will have to match employment costs with its peers, then it is not difficult to see why your arguments fall apart.You might not like what I say about AA - but the facts are there to see. I have no personal inside information but simply read the same public information that is available to anyone else.You have no evidence that DL is shifting aircraft around for growth at SEA; it is impossible for any of us to know that given that DL is removing scores of 50 seaters at the same time it is inducting 717s plus growing SEA - and that was announced long ago.If you or others had simply questioned if DL's staffing would be effected by this move, we could have dispensed with the discussion a long time ago.It is not. As has been noted dozens of times, DL IS reducing its total DCI program and increasing the size of Delta mainline. DL said on the date the DL/NW merger was announced that they would do this and they have.DL is reducing the number of flights across its system by using larger aircraft both in mainline and with contract carriers. WN is doing the same thing. Whether it is showing up yet, AA and UA will be doing the same thing as smaller RJs leave.
This is why people don't engage in conversations with you, WT.If you are jumping into this discussion because you want "revenge" for me suggesting that AA is overstaffed or that it will have to match employment costs with its peers, then it is not difficult to see why your arguments fall apart.
If you're gonna throw down the linguistics card, then you cannot describe my earlier use of the phrase "quite likely" as an absolute, nor can you call it inaccurate.WorldTraveler said:Just like in other conversations, you don't understand or don't want to properly understand the correct meaning of verbs of possibility like COULD and MIGHT plus a verb vs. definite verbs like the perfect past (WALKED) or future (will walk).
Here, let me refresh your memory...WorldTraveler said:nope, I did not say that AA's schedule cuts will result in staffing cuts.
You spend so much time putting logs in everyone elses eyes, it's downright funny. Or sad. Depends on how you want to look at it. If you can see it, that is...where was your concern for all of the lost jobs regarding AA/US' recent announcements int'l route announcements?
"take the log out of your own eye in order to remove the speck from the other person."
diamondcutter said:And there is the problem , how many times have you posted could , might , and should . You have no crystal ball . Could you imagine if all of us used those words in every post after post about DL on every topic. You could not keep up and your head would explode.
No, it's about having an accurate discussion.eolesen said:This is why people don't engage in conversations with you, WT.
Whenever anyone disagrees or presents a dissenting view from yours, it's about revenge, winning, or some other motive.
help me understand what post you are talking about and where I said that.Kev3188 said:If you're gonna throw down the linguistics card, then you cannot describe my earlier use of the phrase "quite likely" as an absolute, nor can you call it inaccurate.
You're just JEALOUS of Delta's success.eolesen said:This is why people don't engage in conversations with you, WT.
Whenever anyone disagrees or presents a dissenting view from yours, it's about revenge, winning, or some other motive.
No, I won't say that because I may or may not be.WT, please please tell us you are always right. Really, what is your problem as you sit there on an island of one! You only seem to compare DL to AA , what about UAL? Your are so threatened by us that it has consumed you!!! It's actually comical now!!
maybe he is, maybe he is not.You're just JEALOUS of Delta's success.
Gotta wonder how well the preachin' is working out, as congregants can sometimes be turned off by someone who always wants to "control" the conversation and are definitely turned off by someone who feels the need to "win" at all costs.
To be perfectly clear, I have great respect for what Delta's accomplished. I just don't find it necessary to wear it on my sleeve, and have no problem separating my own emotions from an analysis.FWAAA said:You're just JEALOUS of Delta's success.