gloopy

I hear ya, cuz. Definately something to watch out for. Its important to note though that DL has at least appeared to indicate that its infatuation with the Alaska air group is at least not unlimited. Also Doug Parker went Ike Turner on JB's ambitions to morph into the nextgen superEagle fantasy ACMI labor buster scope solution. There is nothing revolutionary about an over priced but fairly fuel efficient narrowbody jet being operated by another airline that mandates DL or any other airline, much less many airlines*, would simply have to code share with.

*That's the wannabe model I guess. Put metal on routes and lady-of-the-night yourself to every single airline system hoping scope clauses A+B+C+X can combine to fill you up, for great success! That paradigm appears to be fizzling out before it even really got started. Still need to watch the threat, but its a little premature to blow our tops over.

Wait, what's what who said?

gloopy

Hopefully even sooner!

That said I'd be suprised if, when hiring resumes and kicks into gear, new hire classes don't have at least 3-4 plane choices among multipile bases.

Columbia

Dave Mustain killing it....

scambo1

Remember when you were a scout?

Dear Mom,

Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and got worried. We are okay. Only one of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Adam when it happened.

Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue Jeeps. It was great. We never would have found Adam in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning.
Scoutmaster Ted got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Adam said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that if you put petrol on a fire, it will blow up?
The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our clothes. Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows back.

We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Ted gets the bus fixed. It wasn't his fault about the crash. The brakes worked okay when we left. Scoutmaster Ted said that with a bus that old, you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance.

We think it's a super bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the bumpers. It gets pretty hot with 45 people in a bus made for 24. He let us take turns riding in the trailer until the policeman stopped and talked to us.

Scoutmaster Ted is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Horace how to drive on the mountain roads where there aren't any cops. All we ever see up there are huge logging trucks.

This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out to the rapids. Scoutmaster Ted wouldn't let me because I can't swim, and Adam was afraid he would sink because of his cast (it's concrete because we didn't have any plaster), so he let us take the canoe out. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from the flood.

Scoutmaster Ted isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the bus so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.

Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Andrew dived into the lake and cut his arm, we all got to see how a tourniquet works.
Steve and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Ted said it was probably just food poisoning from the left-over chicken. He said they got sick that way with food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got out and became our scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was doing his time. By the way, what is a pedal-file?

I have to go now. We are going to town to post our letters and buy some more beer and ammo. Don't worry about anything. We are fine and tonight it's my turn to sleep in the Scoutmaster's tent.

Hawaii50

Thanks. Sad day for aviation. I have a good friend there and I'm praying he's alright.

buzzpat

I met Nic Harcourt in a NYC hotel bar late one night. Interesting dude. Definitely weird but interesting.

SailorJerry

Note the operative. Buy. Not fly. Glad we aren't the only ones in the business of pillaging the Regional Industry. Oh wait. Yes I am.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...onal-jets.html

duder

Anybody else find it interesting that they did not announce who is flying "United's" new Embraers?

Ed Harley

Why? Are you thinking it will be us? (Delta mainline)

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