"It really smacks with elitism...They are more
concerned with retaining management than with
pilots."
Source: Lee Moak, president of the Delta branch
of the Air Line Pilot's Association, on Delta's announcement the
company aims to introduce a severance package for its senior
managers to keep them from jumping ship. That move comes as the
carrier is asking its pilots to eliminate furlough provisions in
their contract, and is holding firm to its statement Delta needs
$325 million in concessions from its pilots to stay in
business.