Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
09-19-2014, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Thank you for contacting me about reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the United States. I appreciate hearing from you and am grateful for the opportunity to respond.
The Export-Import Bank is a self-financing, independent government agency that helps to facilitate the sale of American goods overseas and to promote job growth at home. I firmly believe that U.S. goods can compete with any other global competitor's goods on a level playing field. Unfortunately?, our competitors in places such as China and Europe receive substantial assistance from their governments. In most cases, this assistance far outweighs what assistance U.S. businesses receive from the Export-Import Bank. By financing certain goods, I firmly believe the Export-Import Bank helps level the playing field for U.S. exporters to compete in a commercial market where international competitors continue to benefit from aggressive support from their countries' export credit agencies.
In FY2013, 90 percent of the Export-Import Bank's transactions benefited American small businesses. The Bank supported $37.4 billion of U.S. exports across the world, as well as 205,000 American jobs. Over the past five years, the Bank has helped to create and maintain 1.2 American jobs related to U.S. exports. The Export-Import Bank regularly returns money to the U.S. Treasury. In FY2013 alone, the Bank returned $1.1 billion. It is important to note that the default rate on loans backed by the Bank has consistently been less than 2 percent, even during the financial crisis. To fund administrative and program expenses, the Export-Import Bank uses offsetting collections and fees generated from its transactions.
The current authorization for the Export-Import Bank expires on September 30, 2014. The Continuing Resolution, H.J.Res.124, contains a short-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank until June 30, 2015. I voted for the resolution to continue funding for the Federal government on September 18, 2014, which passed by a vote of 78-22. While I support this short-term reauthorization of the Bank, I also believe we need certain reforms. These reforms include: easing the environmental requirements placed on those receiving the Bank's financing; ending the Bank's role in subsidizing purchases by foreign government-owned enterprises, including state-owned competitors of U.S. airlines; and directing the Administration to engage other governments to encourage an end to export financing globally. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I work with my colleagues on issues related to international trade that have a direct economic impact on both the state of Georgia and the United States.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at http://isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
The Export-Import Bank is a self-financing, independent government agency that helps to facilitate the sale of American goods overseas and to promote job growth at home. I firmly believe that U.S. goods can compete with any other global competitor's goods on a level playing field. Unfortunately?, our competitors in places such as China and Europe receive substantial assistance from their governments. In most cases, this assistance far outweighs what assistance U.S. businesses receive from the Export-Import Bank. By financing certain goods, I firmly believe the Export-Import Bank helps level the playing field for U.S. exporters to compete in a commercial market where international competitors continue to benefit from aggressive support from their countries' export credit agencies.
In FY2013, 90 percent of the Export-Import Bank's transactions benefited American small businesses. The Bank supported $37.4 billion of U.S. exports across the world, as well as 205,000 American jobs. Over the past five years, the Bank has helped to create and maintain 1.2 American jobs related to U.S. exports. The Export-Import Bank regularly returns money to the U.S. Treasury. In FY2013 alone, the Bank returned $1.1 billion. It is important to note that the default rate on loans backed by the Bank has consistently been less than 2 percent, even during the financial crisis. To fund administrative and program expenses, the Export-Import Bank uses offsetting collections and fees generated from its transactions.
The current authorization for the Export-Import Bank expires on September 30, 2014. The Continuing Resolution, H.J.Res.124, contains a short-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank until June 30, 2015. I voted for the resolution to continue funding for the Federal government on September 18, 2014, which passed by a vote of 78-22. While I support this short-term reauthorization of the Bank, I also believe we need certain reforms. These reforms include: easing the environmental requirements placed on those receiving the Bank's financing; ending the Bank's role in subsidizing purchases by foreign government-owned enterprises, including state-owned competitors of U.S. airlines; and directing the Administration to engage other governments to encourage an end to export financing globally. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I work with my colleagues on issues related to international trade that have a direct economic impact on both the state of Georgia and the United States.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at http://isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
09-19-2014, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Purple Drank
That's the problem with a top-down organization.
You asked:
Why would DALPA negotiate for something a majority of the pilot group is opposed to?
My point was that they have not done so. They are just now asking us about CDOs in the survey and haven't even tabulated the results, let alone negotiated anything in contrary to those results.
09-19-2014, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
I fixed his post to more accurately reflect what he really meant.
09-19-2014, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Shore
Good question. What makes you think they would?
If CDOs get 35% pilots for them, they become a palatable item for the union (as opposed to an unpalatable item). Now, we are not talking about negotiating FOR CDOs, but we are talking about NOT negotiating against them.
As for me, I'm a yes for CDOs, I'll never fly them. Thanks T.
09-19-2014, 12:59 PM
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iOS 8
Heads up gents. It appears that ios 8 is not compatible with delta net and I crew. So hold off on updating.
Says a dude who updated on an overnight and is thankful the Jumpseat home is already booked. :-)
Says a dude who updated on an overnight and is thankful the Jumpseat home is already booked. :-)
09-19-2014, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Reroute
Correction, "some pilots" sent a rather unambiguous opinion with regards to CDO's. I think it's a stretch to say that "the pilot group" has. You might consider that there might be some self selection involved in the input the reps received during the TA and that there might have been input before and after the TA that "some pilots" like and want CDO's. There was even a resolution from C20 asking for them. According to the DPA survey 39% of Delta pilots want CDO's. So the question is; what's wrong with asking the group as a whole using a scientifically valid survey?
So most likely the smaller the airplane the more likely it would fly a CDO, but not exclusively. In an irrops situation, any domestic reserve could get assigned a CDO, when a 10 hour overnight turns into 7. Make it a CDO with a late departure after the crew times out.
So - when you say "some pilots" sent a rather unambiguous opinion with regards to CDO's" I think it's most likely those pilots who would end up flying them sent feedback to their reps. I know I did.
The international guys probably don't care a whit about it - I'm not going to fly it. They might not even understand what a SDP or CDO is - they think a short overnight is 18 hours. (I'm not blasting the international guys, it's just a different operation than domestic). So the international guys and senior domestic probably didn't give any input, because the chance of them flying one is pretty slim.
09-19-2014, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
Just for that, I am now pro CDO.
09-19-2014, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fly2002
Heads up gents. It appears that ios 8 is not compatible with delta net and I crew. So hold off on updating.
Says a dude who updated on an overnight and is thankful the Jumpseat home is already booked. :-)
Says a dude who updated on an overnight and is thankful the Jumpseat home is already booked. :-)
09-19-2014, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire
Worked for me. Upgraded to an iPhone 6 this morning and did iOS 8 on my iPad and no problems in iCrew on either.
Is that the new iPhone that just came out? How long was the line?
09-19-2014, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Reroute
Correction, "some pilots" sent a rather unambiguous opinion with regards to CDO's. I think it's a stretch to say that "the pilot group" has. You might consider that there might be some self selection involved in the input the reps received during the TA and that there might have been input before and after the TA that "some pilots" like and want CDO's. There was even a resolution from C20 asking for them. According to the DPA survey 39% of Delta pilots want CDO's. So the question is; what's wrong with asking the group as a whole using a scientifically valid survey?
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