Originally Posted by
Whidbey
Anyone heard any word on the status of the cockpit upgrades for the 88/90?
Supposedly it was presented to the company week before last, but no work on whether or not is has been approved.
The rumor mill seems quiet lately...
I have no idea what the Board had to say about it.
But the briefing books point to getting all of the 90s including the Saudi's and get 717s which is supposedly the Board's agenda. Evidently from our friends over at SWA. Those pilots are hearing that SWA and DAL are talking about it already.
$300K per 88/90 to get new cockpits to allow a single category.
The most interesting number I heard is that you can get a single category out of the 717s/Saudi 90s and the current 88/90 configurations.. it'd just require each pilot going to training every 90 days.
Supposedly the vibrator will remain as the new 88/90 configuration would not include a new single screen backup att/hdg display. I know. Kills me. but if you silence it, please note, you're not the only one, you're not the first, and there is a group outside of DAL who is using the plethora of silenced vibrators they're finding as a where there is smoke there is fire thing.