Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Airline Pilot Forums > Major > Delta
Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta? >

Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Search

Notices

Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-17-2012 | 05:38 AM
  #110481  
tsquare's Avatar
No longer cares
 
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 12,109
Likes: 0
From: 767er Captain
Default

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Classy.....
Old 09-17-2012 | 05:42 AM
  #110482  
flyallnite's Avatar
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,898
Likes: 0
From: Stay THIRSTY, my friends!
Default

Originally Posted by orvil
Operative word in article is: Fool

Thanks, but not really interested. No one takes anything said at Motley Fool seriously.
I love it when they let the local Jr High write investor blogs.
Old 09-17-2012 | 05:55 AM
  #110483  
flyallnite's Avatar
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,898
Likes: 0
From: Stay THIRSTY, my friends!
Default

I was very surprised to hear that Istanbul has been dropped. SD said the yields are too low despite high load factors. We recently up gauged the service and have served the market for 20 years. The Turkish economy is a bright spot in Europe. It would have been more accurate to say that Turkish Air chased us out with their recent expansion. Just like Air Berlin did.
Old 09-17-2012 | 05:55 AM
  #110484  
Hops and Barley's Avatar
Line Holder
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Default

I choose topic 2... I need to get a hold of the video they used... it might come in handy!

Not the one with the train or the extreme sports... The other video.
How Arousal Overrides Disgust During Sex: Study
Old 09-17-2012 | 05:58 AM
  #110485  
Superpilot92's Avatar
Underboob King
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,412
Likes: 0
From: Guppy Commander
Default

Originally Posted by buzzpat
Thanks Uncle. The comment, however, is BS.
Agreed, we're replacing RJ's that people for sure don't want to ride on for aircraft that are much more comfortable. Also, instead of buying aircraft for 4x the cost we're getting the DC9-717 which has been a proven worhorse for nwa/dal for over 4 decades just newer models.

I think "fool" is a good name for that group ;-)
Old 09-17-2012 | 06:00 AM
  #110486  
shiznit's Avatar
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,642
Likes: 0
From: right for a long, long time
Default

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Originally Posted by NuGuy
Clamp has earned his street cred here.

Nu
"Street cred" or not, whatever.....

Not appropriate moderator behavior IMHO.


mod·er·ate   [adj., n. mod-er-it, mod-rit; v. mod-uh-reyt]
adjective
1. kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price

(emphasis mine)
Old 09-17-2012 | 06:07 AM
  #110487  
FIIGMO's Avatar
Sho me da money!
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 947
Likes: 0
From: B25, Left
Default

Originally Posted by UncleSam
Little tidbit from Motley Fool that I thought you all would be interested in:

1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Delta Air Lines?
By Brian D. Pacampara | More Articles
September 16, 2012 | Comments (1)
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, airline operator Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL ) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Delta's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Delta facts
Headquarters (Founded) Atlanta (1924)
Market Cap $8.0 billion
Industry Airlines
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $36.4 billion
Management CEO Richard Anderson (since September 2007)
CFO Paul Jacobson (since March 2012)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 8.9%
Cash/Debt $3.5 billion / $13.1 billion
Competitors AMR
Deutsche Lufthansa
United Continental Holdings
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 42% of the 932 members who have rated Delta believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this summer, one of those Fools, colleague Justin Loiseau (TMFJLo), succinctly summed up the Delta bear case for our community:
Delta suffers from the worst fuel efficiency of any airline. It suffers from lackluster customer confidence and has the oldest fleet of any major airline. It is reinvesting too slowly and its corner-cutting will continue to push it further behind competition.

The one comment:
On September 16, 2012, at 2:45 PM, tbirdreg wrote:
The observations about Delta are right on target. When I worked at NWA, which was absorbed by Delta 4 years ago, we had Anderson as the CEO. It was the same story.... lack of consumer confidence, poor fleet efficiency, and reinvesting too slowly or not at all. That is what cause NWA to go down the tubes. Now Delta has adopted that same strategy. The latest is the leasing of AirTran/Southwest's used Boeing 717, they are in effect replacing the DC9-50s which are 40+ years old with a new version of the airplane no one wants to fly on.

I guess your life and career are terrible since DAL absorbed NWA. Seriously. Is this your outlook and impression?
Old 09-17-2012 | 06:15 AM
  #110488  
Bucking Bar's Avatar
Can't abide NAI
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,078
Likes: 15
From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Default

Originally Posted by UncleSam
The one comment:
On September 16, 2012, at 2:45 PM, tbirdreg wrote:
The observations about Delta are right on target. When I worked at NWA, which was absorbed by Delta 4 years ago, we had Anderson as the CEO. It was the same story.... lack of consumer confidence, poor fleet efficiency, and reinvesting too slowly or not at all. That is what cause NWA to go down the tubes. Now Delta has adopted that same strategy. The latest is the leasing of AirTran/Southwest's used Boeing 717, they are in effect replacing the DC9-50s which are 40+ years old with a new version of the airplane no one wants to fly on.
I agree with your premise that Delta is Northwest airlines with a new logo. But, we are more fuel efficient than folks give us credit for. I enjoy MD88 bashing more than anyone; it isn't that bad once you get it up to altitude. The MD90 beats the 737 and A320 on short routes. The 717 is an outlier, but for its mission nothing but a CRj1000 is cheaper.

Of course the 737-900 will improve our numbers at the expense of forgetting the APU every now and then on the after TO check
Old 09-17-2012 | 06:21 AM
  #110489  
Elvis90's Avatar
On Reserve
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,886
Likes: 0
From: MSP7ERB
Default

This article is a better description of Delta's financial status as opposed to the foolish article. Motley Fool, like Forbes, tends to be all over the place.

SeekingAlpha

Last edited by johnso29; 09-17-2012 at 06:30 AM. Reason: Provided functioning link
Old 09-17-2012 | 06:38 AM
  #110490  
TeddyKGB's Avatar
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,673
Likes: 0
From: 7er
Default

I PD'ed a few of reserve days this month. How do I use the bank to "fill up" I have gotten into the bank page but I'm not sure how many hours to use. Can I just put in for 5 hours? I have never used the bank and there isn't much guidance out there on it.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
On Autopilot
Regional
22617
11-05-2021 07:03 AM
AeroCrewSolut
Delta
153
08-14-2018 12:18 PM
Bill Lumberg
Major
71
06-13-2012 08:36 AM
Quagmire
Major
253
04-16-2011 06:19 AM
JiffyLube
Major
12
03-07-2008 04:27 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Your Privacy Choices