Originally Posted by
Maddog Waddle
Anyone in the know want to comment on validity of following I heard on my last trip:
1. Goal of DAL is in the neighborhood of 50 777s by 2016
2. 10 more 747-4s coming in next year and a half due to 787 delay..there were other aircraft in this payment for delay but i don't remember the exact numbers
3. One of our DCI carriers, out of the 13 million outstanding DCI carriers, will be opening a DFW base to feed increase in flying out of there. AF may bring back the international flight out of there too and (drumroll)....Delta to ASIA out of DFW? maybe done via DFW to LAX or SEA though.
4. Hiring 400 to start in the fall.
5. Delta has made their order for the 100 seater.
Some good stuff in there
1) I am sure we will get more 777's
2) Maybe. A fleet of 25 is the ideal fleet for marketing to optimize profit on the 744
3) Might be linked to the Freedom settlement. I know they were looking at adding them out there. The rest of it was tied to JAL. I see increased DFW flying in a big way, but I think they have opted out of a mainline base for the near future.
4)
Flows and recalls first. Aug to early 2011. Oil price will determine when.
5) Maybe maybe not, some call it the MD-90.
I could post more, but that is good enough for now.