Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-07-2013 | 08:11 AM
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Vacation bid question....Going to Philmount with my son this summer and would like to get two weeks in a row to cover the time...how do you fill it out for that....put week # and the 2 for the number of weeks requested? Then, do you follow it up with a CYA of just the one week # later...? Or, is it best to try and get the next week on a follow on secondary week bid? I'm sure that there is a gouge on the DALPA site but I am too lazy to go and look.
I did Philmont and it was a great backpacking trek. 90 some miles mainly in the northern half and out of the property and into Kit Carson for 3-4 days. Baldy Mountain was fun if you do that.
01-07-2013 | 08:12 AM
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Sailing, personally I love your posts, they never fail to pump me up, but here is a few numbers.
According to the ALPA’s bid monitor released on 4jan13:
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013:
10 guys came back from furlough
119 came back from the mil leaves
30 came back from sick leave
It is wonderful to see guys coming back, but with this “effective hiring”:
Number of Instructors (SLI) shrunk by 27.
Pilots required number shrunk by 138.
Total number of pilots has shrunk by 257.
According to the ALPA’s bid monitor released on 4jan13:
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013:
10 guys came back from furlough
119 came back from the mil leaves
30 came back from sick leave
It is wonderful to see guys coming back, but with this “effective hiring”:
Number of Instructors (SLI) shrunk by 27.
Pilots required number shrunk by 138.
Total number of pilots has shrunk by 257.
01-07-2013 | 09:06 AM
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01-07-2013 | 09:36 AM
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2013 Predictions ... good for Delta
Source - Boyd group, with spin from yours' truly...
- SWA + AirTran is learning that Southwest's cost structure is making it impossible to make a profit on a substantial amount of AirTran flying. Expect less SWA + AT flying at PHL and expect they will de-hub ATL, making ATL a O & D airport.
- If US Air and American get together (which appears likely) expect a shift from JFK to PHL as they take advantage of US Air's feed network. In balance, there will probably be a shift from PHX to DFW.
- Delta current spills a lot of revenue which is not being carried on 50 seaters. The 76 seat jet provides 52% more seats for around 13 to 16% more cost. The revenue picture is prettier still. The 717 will also capture some of this revenue, but costs more and offers a bit too much capacity. ( still need a 100 seater )
- Continued revenue growth for Delta and some of the capital expenses (terminals in NYC, our new RJ alter ego, and an oil refinery) will pay off in 2013. I think we're winning New York.
Source - Boyd group, with spin from yours' truly...
01-07-2013 | 09:37 AM
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01-07-2013 | 09:45 AM
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The word of the day in regards to the Feb or March AE via the February Crew Resources memo appears to be "overstaffed."
Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!
edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.
Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!
edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.
01-07-2013 | 10:23 AM
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The word of the day in regards to the Feb or March AE via the February Crew Resources memo appears to be "overstaffed."
Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!
edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.
Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!
edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.
How is that? Its a 365 day bid, and they will convert some right before they arrived, and with enough time to train them up and OE em. The rest will be converted at a rate of aircraft arrivals. With a 365 they have the time needed to make sure no one is sitting at home collecting 80 hrs and doing nothing.
01-07-2013 | 10:31 AM
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How are we serving the markets when we pull a WB from service for upgrades to the interior like we are doing to the 330? It would seem to me we would increase the block hours on that category to cover the loss of an airframe(s) or swap the service with another WB category. Either way, wouldnt that increase the block hours? But that is not happening. I guess we are just cutting the capacity and betting on the pax will come back once we reinstate the "new" airframes to those markets.
01-07-2013 | 10:31 AM
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How is that? Its a 365 day bid, and they will convert some right before they arrived, and with enough time to train them up and OE em. The rest will be converted at a rate of aircraft arrivals. With a 365 they have the time needed to make sure no one is sitting at home collecting 80 hrs and doing nothing.
01-07-2013 | 10:48 AM
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