Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1352710)

There's no money in PHX. :D

Originally Posted by FIIGMO (Post 1352636)

I agree, DAL and RA will not buy another airline to just grow. It is far cheaper (especially the way DL seems to get AC) to work a deal with Boeing or Airbus get a bunch of used or (like the 100 73NG"s from Boeing) Airbus' that are still being made but nobody wants while waiting for the Neos'. Why buy the problems of an integration unless it offers a lot of plus. HAL just in route authorities is better than AS. Spirit, Virgin and JB are just narrow body feed that can be replicated by growing from within..... without the BS of integration. Airbus' are too cheap to buy used. Why buy employee problems that come with it..

Now if we could just take the female FA's from Virgin and JB we would be golden!!

Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 1352717)

Ok........under the heading of REALLY WEIRD.............

Just had recency training added to my Feb schedule.........for LAST Friday.

Of course, but the time I caught it the guy in Atlanta has gone home. Nothing on the sim schedule updated today. Guess I'll pack a bag and be ready to depart my month long holding fix in the morning, just in case.

My luck just keeps getting better.........a passport and China Visa SNAFU, my new ID card is in Seattle with no trip scheduled to go out of there and now a post dated sim.

Ferd <------doesn't own a black cat

Originally Posted by dalad (Post 1352722)

Is it on your time card? You could be getting paid for nothing. SHHHHH don't tell anybody.:D

Originally Posted by DeadHead (Post 1352732)

So gents what's the over-under on DAL's next move???

Personally, I don't see us doing anything until we attempt to grab a few of the leftovers from the now officially announced AA-USAir tie up.

One thing a captain from the SEA area recently told me was that the northwester pacific region has a lot of brand loyalty towards the AS brand. I see a HA acquisition/merger more palatable from our standpoint, as well as managements'.