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"The plaintiff has been with the airline for 11 years and still currently works with the company." Suing your employer for $1 billion, bold strategy cotton. I

by giarc 5y ago

"The plaintiff has been with the airline for 11 years and still currently works with the company." Suing your employer for $1 billion, bold strategy cotton. I suspect he's about to get a lot of the less desirable route assignments.

throwawaycities 5y ago
I doubt it unless Delta wants to defend an additional count of retaliation.
ibejoeb 5y ago
Not my favorite scenario, an active captain having a $1B bone to pick with his boss.
travisjungroth 5y ago
Nope, it's all seniority based bidding. Airlines are one of the few industries with a strong enough union you can sue your employer for a billion dollars and keep working.
swarnie_ 5y ago
I recall a conservation with a pilot in a bar. He claimed they could pick their routes to an extent and had more flex the longer they had been there. He was particularly keen on the London - Australia double header, apparently he made bank on that route.
- jbgreer 5y ago
  Even better when you consider that some pilots are not domiciled in their route's origin city and for some airlines get paid by blocks of time. I recall a friend talking about pilots that lived in lower-cost areas, commuted to LA for work, then flew SFO - LAX routes, and got paid for their time in-between flights in those cities. They made more money off the plane than on it.
- tutmeister 5y ago
  My uncle flew A340-600s on that route for years and had a great time. Due to crew rest requirements and seniority, he only flew 2-3 times a month and had a house on both ends. Unfortunately, he also ended up with a family on both ends and that didn't end too well...
  - dannykwells 5y ago
    Real twist ending with this comment. Five stars would chortle at again.
  - hpkuarg 5y ago
    I've heard that monogamy is a big challenge for anyone who works in the butt-in-seats side of that industry.
    - 123pie123 5y ago
      It's true as far I'm concerned, my ex works on that side
spoonjim 5y ago
He’s union, they can’t do anything to him. However, given the recent cases of the murderous disgruntled pilots (Germanwings and Malaysia Airlines) I wonder if they’ll be able to bench him with pay out of precaution. I know I sure wouldn’t want to fly on his flight.
- jaywalk 5y ago
  I worry more about your mental state than I do his, quite honestly. That's quite an insane leap you've taken.
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- travisjungroth 5y ago
  If people who believed their app idea was stolen were murderous then Silicon Valley would look like Mad Max.
  - selimthegrim 5y ago
    "Just walk away"
- breakfastduck 5y ago
  This comment makes you look considerably more mentally deranged than you think it does.
  - spoonjim 5y ago
    You get on your flight to Phoenix and the flight attendant says, “your pilot is Bob Smith, by the way funny fact, he is suing Delta for $1 billion! Pretzels will be coming shortly.” That won’t give you any pause?
    - PeterisP 5y ago

by giarc 5y ago

throwawaycities 5y ago

I doubt it unless Delta wants to defend an additional count of retaliation.

ibejoeb 5y ago

Not my favorite scenario, an active captain having a $1B bone to pick with his boss.

travisjungroth 5y ago

Nope, it's all seniority based bidding. Airlines are one of the few industries with a strong enough union you can sue your employer for a billion dollars and keep working.

swarnie_ 5y ago

I recall a conservation with a pilot in a bar. He claimed they could pick their routes to an extent and had more flex the longer they had been there. He was particularly keen on the London - Australia double header, apparently he made bank on that route.

jbgreer 5y ago
Even better when you consider that some pilots are not domiciled in their route's origin city and for some airlines get paid by blocks of time. I recall a friend talking about pilots that lived in lower-cost areas, commuted to LA for work, then flew SFO - LAX routes, and got paid for their time in-between flights in those cities. They made more money off the plane than on it.
tutmeister 5y ago
My uncle flew A340-600s on that route for years and had a great time. Due to crew rest requirements and seniority, he only flew 2-3 times a month and had a house on both ends. Unfortunately, he also ended up with a family on both ends and that didn't end too well...
- dannykwells 5y ago
  Real twist ending with this comment. Five stars would chortle at again.
- hpkuarg 5y ago
  I've heard that monogamy is a big challenge for anyone who works in the butt-in-seats side of that industry.
  - 123pie123 5y ago
    It's true as far I'm concerned, my ex works on that side

spoonjim 5y ago

He’s union, they can’t do anything to him. However, given the recent cases of the murderous disgruntled pilots (Germanwings and Malaysia Airlines) I wonder if they’ll be able to bench him with pay out of precaution. I know I sure wouldn’t want to fly on his flight.

jaywalk 5y ago
I worry more about your mental state than I do his, quite honestly. That's quite an insane leap you've taken.
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travisjungroth 5y ago
If people who believed their app idea was stolen were murderous then Silicon Valley would look like Mad Max.
- selimthegrim 5y ago
  "Just walk away"
breakfastduck 5y ago
This comment makes you look considerably more mentally deranged than you think it does.
- spoonjim 5y ago
  You get on your flight to Phoenix and the flight attendant says, “your pilot is Bob Smith, by the way funny fact, he is suing Delta for $1 billion! Pretzels will be coming shortly.” That won’t give you any pause?
  - PeterisP 5y ago