Looking at the ATL-TLH block times for an entire day they range between 1:03 to 1:15, with the Pinnacle flight scheduled for 1:08. There are -200s, -700s, MD88s and the Pinnacle 900 all flying the sector. On the return the block times range from 1:03 to 1:13 with Pinnacle operating the 900 at 1:13.

The point is that they're all relatively close in block times and likely vary per the time of day and traffic congestion. Let's be realisitic here... I don't think DL is to blame for the irrational blocktimes and there is certainly not a 13 minute scheduled block involved. Perhaps it became 13 minutes when the inbound was late... but Pinnacle never has an equipment swap after every turn do they? And certainly Pinnacle and their famous operational infastructure and history of debacles couldn't possibly be to blame could it? Nothing against the pilot group, but aside from the kool-aid drinkers... who at PCL can honestly say Uncle Phil and the crowd at Nonconnah have things under control? Airsuport - do you remember the Christmas debacle of 2004? and 2005?


edit: 13 minutes of airtime? Let's be clear as to what that post on your website was really talking about. Isn't that the dispatchers fault for poor planning? Does DL do Pinnacles dispatching for the ATL operation? Sounds like Pinnacle dispatch screwed up on this one! When are the kool-aid drunks going to admit on this website that PCL could possibly have screwed up here? How does this snippet of information gleaned from airlinkpilots.com account for DL screwing Pinnacle? Despite the pilot groups best efforts, you all are still dealing with the ineptitude of Nonconnah. PCL cheerleaders: your company has a history of poor disptachers, infastructure and famous debacles. Stop trying to defend your awful mgmt and allow them to take some responsibility here!