Eagle vote 70% NO with 92% participation

[derg]

Something that at one point was technologically relevant and made fiscal sense but due to changing economic conditions has become obsolete and/or uneconomic in today's world. Neither the current regional model nor the incandescent bulb have a bright future.



I'm so glad I could work a terrible pun in there. I'll celebrate with a beer.

Thanks! @Rocketman99 is a little slow, so your explanation is wonderful!

 

[etflies]

Thanks! @Rocketman99 is a little slow, so your explanation is wonderful!

 

[HVYMETALDRVR]

I haven't been around nearly as long as some of guys on here, but during my time in Miami I've met/known about half dozen guys that flew for Eastern to the bitter end. All but one were military, the one who was a civilian (that I know) was the one that scabbed, he is on the list.

Not that this is full assessment of the entire pilot group...

 

[HVYMETALDRVR]

I don't have any stats in front of me, but I'd gather the civilian-military ratio in the late-80's/early-90's was a lot different than it is today. Hell, at my own employer, the mix in the late 90's is a lot different than it is now.

I take it's more civilian now? I do a lot of the feed out of DTW and though I don't commute I've spend a lot of time "up front" with my travel benefits seems like a 50/50 split.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

I take it's more civilian now? I do a lot of the feed out of DTW and though I don't commute I've spend a lot of time "up front" with my travel benefits seems like a 50/50 split.

Prior to the mid 90s hiring, DL south was somewhere around 98% or better military. In the 5 years before I switched to the bus, I flew with 5 civilian background captains. NW hired more civilians.

Now days and since the mid 90s it's been about 60/40 favoring civilian. My class was 100% civilian... probably the first ever at DL. We were given short notice and there was only 10... it definitely freaked out the ops managers! Afterward the mix went more back to normal.

 

[HVYMETALDRVR]

Thanks for that insight. 98% military is crazy. I thought DL was heavy on mil now... Oh we'll I always enjoy the banter back and forth when I'm wearing my Army lanyard!

 

[derg]

Pretty much you didn't have much of a chance as a civilian pilot but things slowly started to change during the late 90's.

Most if the pre late-90's civilian pilots I knew came from Pan Am, Northeast and Western.