Everybody at Delta just moved up a number

[mshunter]

Fella by the name of Cal Flanigan, number one guy, just retired. Thought it was a pretty cool story.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/today...ing-captain-retires-after-record-run/1978041/

 

[Cav]

That was a lllooooonnnggg time ago. Well 2 years ago anyway.

 

[grkero]

...in March 2013.

 

[mshunter]

Whoops. Guess I should have checked the date on the story.

 

[Itchy]

...in March 2013.

One of the slower seniority lists then.

 

[MikeD]

Well.....everyone moved up a number back in 2013 then....

 

[derg]

I had a beer with Cal a couple months ago, he's certainly retired.

 

[Cptnchia]

Fella by the name of Cal Flanigan, number one guy, just retired. Thought it was a pretty cool story.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/today...ing-captain-retires-after-record-run/1978041/

 

[mastermags]

Oh my.

 

[Toobdrvr]

I had the honor of speaking with Captain Flanigan at OBAP. He was awesome (as was everyone else )!

I wonder what his favorite cake flavor is!

 

[mshunter]

Wait a minute. You're older than I am! By a lot too IIRC.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Wait a minute. You're older than I am! By a lot too IIRC.

Yeah... but you have horrible reading comprehension skills. As evidenced by this thread.

 

[CzechAirman]

37 years at Delta, when Delta was Delta. Can you say "token minority hire".

 

[derg]

Clearly you don't know the history, but thanks for trol, I mean trying!

 

[Ian_J]

Wow!

"And in his 45 years at Delta, Flanigan never took a sick day."

 

[mshunter]

Yeah... but you have horrible reading comprehension skills. As evidenced by this thread.

Wut?

 

[Toobdrvr]

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

And in his 45 years at Delta, Flanigan never took a sick day.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

37 years at Delta, when Delta was Delta. Can you say "token minority hire".

Jealousy is a stinky cologne.


I was hired at 27 at my major, and if it's still around when I'm 65 then that would be 37.5 years. It's not unheard of.

 

[Cptnchia]

Wow!

"And in his 45 years at Delta, Flanigan never took a sick day."

He never did. But one has to wonder, did he maybe fly while not 100%. Every pilot probably has at some point in their career. I just don't like to hear, "Oh, I just have allergies," while they're wiping nose juice all over the place.