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Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 1358562)
You forgot:
We need ALPA for their in-house lawyers. Would our employers pay us to fly if we did not bother completing our continuing education requirements to maintain licensure? Should a non-member consultant, giving legal opinions without a license to do so, have more of a voice than the membership of a union who pays the dues? Should an ALPA National consultant participate as the primary arbitor of a local political body? Not stating anything; just asking relevant questions about basic governance. It would seem there is more than a little irony in Alpharomeo's concept of "discipline." |
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1358560)
Whatever it is, I am sure a Delta pilot will fly it as well as it can be flown.
(deleted the silly reply since I'm asking about the man behind the curtain in the post below) |
From SD's weekly update regarding competition with Alaska:
"Also, particularly in the Western U.S. hubs, folks wanted to know about Delta’s relationship with Alaska in light of the airline’s recent code-share announcement with American. Alaska, as you know, is an important partner for Delta, and Alaska traffic facilitates feed to our international flights, particularly out of SEA to Asia. With that said, Delta is planning to explore using more of the Delta network up and down the West Coast this summer. In fact, this week we announced LAX – Spokane service using a regional jet to serve the route. And we’ll begin SEA-Anchorage service soon with mainline jets. Look for more announcements about increased seasonal service on the West Coast in the coming weeks." |
Originally Posted by Elvis90
(Post 1358604)
From SD's weekly update regarding competition with Alaska:
"Also, particularly in the Western U.S. hubs, folks wanted to know about Delta’s relationship with Alaska in light of the airline’s recent code-share announcement with American. Alaska, as you know, is an important partner for Delta, and Alaska traffic facilitates feed to our international flights, particularly out of SEA to Asia. With that said, Delta is planning to explore using more of the Delta network up and down the West Coast this summer. In fact, this week we announced LAX – Spokane service using a regional jet to serve the route. And we’ll begin SEA-Anchorage service soon with mainline jets. Look for more announcements about increased seasonal service on the West Coast in the coming weeks." |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1358596)
I wouldn't put your name in it, multiple times mind you, if I wasn't hoping for an entertaining response!
I just questioned whether it was really a good idea to put modern avionics in a MD88. If management / ATC really knew where it was, then they could calculate deviation. If the MD88 remain true to form the Chief Pilots, ALPA Safety, FQUA, and FAA are going to look like this reading the data. and every time it lands they'll be all like: and resolving all the ASAP reports will take a lot of staffing: The idea of a datalink'd MD88 makes me have this nightmare... "Hello, Captain Bar, is this you? Good. We were just calling to ask about flight 2179. The data shows you lifted off at 10:36, then enountered a stall, lifted off again at 10:36:15, overshot N2 by 1.7%, and underflew your assigned altitude by 310 feet. You were a three miles right over Summit and the computer shows the right hydraulic system failed twice, then fixed itself. On decent the airplane oversped by 2 knots and then undershot the assigned altitude by 210 feet while in the turn, oh and it reported another stall. Were you holding at the FMC derived holding speed? oh, well then we show a runway excursion, twho N1 undershoots, and a code we do not understand for the outflow valve, a failed spoiler deployment, insufficent cool down time and APU over voltage. Do remember going off the runway? Good, never mind, mechanics didn't see any mud either. Did you write anything up? OK, well we were just calling to follow up in the data ... good job. We will wait two weeks and see if we hear anything from the FAA or Airport Manager. Now, about the return leg the data indicates ...." |
Bonnaroo tickets go on sale in 11 minutes. Just sayin'
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Originally Posted by newKnow
(Post 1358486)
Don't get me wrong.
I thought Sailing was saying that our current management previously had the mindset to bring the fleet down to three aircraft types. Ala, if they did get more 747-400's, it wold be opposite of what they were thinking back when they made the statement. I guess I read too much into what he was saying, because I don't really hear anyone currently saying they are looking for fleet simplicity. New, Previous (mostly) Management did - right up until they figured they would get millions in bonuses for a DAL/NW merger and had to quietly drop the whole Fleet Simplicity theme because it did not support a merger. You missed my point which is this - For either Fleet Simplicity or Fleet Versatility to work you need a management team disciplined enough to keep that as a priority for many years as the Fleet is developed. In the past our management has changed directions overnight from Fleet Simplicity to Fleet Versatility and in my opinion for mostly self serving needs. I am sure if it once again serves their needs they will once again display their amazing management dexterity and change directions 180 degrees overnight from Versatility to Simplicity as a goal. In other words its total BS - They will tout the advantages and superiority of either strategy even though they are apparently conflicting. Scoop |
Originally Posted by DogWhisperer
(Post 1358590)
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Originally Posted by DogWhisperer
(Post 1358590)
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