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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1404324)

I wonder if it's part of a package deal, along with the "Wide Body Order" we are supposed to hear about come August?

My NW Budds tell me it was Richard who brought the Airbus's NW, when he was CEO there.

I hear he doesn't like new Boeings (too expensive) any more than he liked Apple iPads (for the same reason) which is why we are getting Microsoft tablets.

Hey, Wait

Maybe it's 15 A380's!! :eek::eek::D

It was Rothmeier that signed the big Airbus order for NWA, RA likes whatever makes the most financial sense.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1404488)

So, E190 captain at USair just went to February 2012 date of hire. Must be nice to have hiring and progression!

Probably because it pays less than the first officer position on the other planes. Considering the junior 320 captain is an 87 hire, I think that we are better off.

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Originally Posted by iceman49 (Post 1404496)

It was Rothmeier that signed the big Airbus order for NWA, RA likes whatever makes the most financial sense.

But wasn't RA in Tech Ops (MX) back then? I have (had) a good friend who was a Mechanic for NW in about 1985 (?) (then later went on strike, got locked out) he told me that it was RA's idea to buy Airbuses, way back when.

He (my buddy) did a lot of wrenching on the A320's when they were new.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1404488)

So, E190 captain at USair just went to February 2012 date of hire. Must be nice to have hiring and progression!

$106/hour. I'd be nice to be in the left seat, but I'll take our situation over this.

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1404349)

Man! What's been going on with the market the last couple of weeks!?! I love it but I'm wondering when the other shoe is going to drop..... DAL stock is about 18.10.....WooHoo! What's it going to do for the rest of the year along with the rest of the market? Just curious what people think. See who has the best crystal ball! :)

Denny

I sold mine a long time ago and moved on to better trades. Now would be a really good time to put in an order to sell your options. Sell half of them of them at least. Play with the house's money. Nothing goes up forever and you will never sell at the very top.

Wouldn't you rather be wrong at 18 and it go up further than be wrong at 18 and it go down?

I had a conversation with a friend the other day who still had his stock. I asked him what he was waiting for before he sold. He said DAL was going to 50. I illustrated for him that the options market wasn't even pricing 50 in two years. Actually, if gave odds of making 30 in two years at 7%.

If you haven't sold, examine why you haven't. There are many people who simply cannot take a gain. Are you one of those people? It's a high class problem.

It's not a good idea to invest in the entity that provides your paycheck. Take the money and invest in something else. You can always put it into cash until you are seized with the next big pilot idea. There is a reason why you can't buy DAL stock in the 401(k) and the DC Plan.

Sell some now, I bet Richard is.

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1404493)

Look at the displacement of that rudder! He must be going stop to stop! Must have hit some wake turbulance, from the 200 preceding 50 seat RJ's departing the ATL for the Alcoa plant! :D

Lol.......

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Originally Posted by MoonShot (Post 1404508)

$106/hour. I'd be nice to be in the left seat, but I'll take our situation over this.

Truth. Their pay is awful, and I wouldn't want to work there, but it's amazing seeing that sort of progression.

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Originally Posted by DLpilot (Post 1404500)

Probably because it pays less than the first officer position on the other planes. Considering the junior 320 captain is an 87 hire, I think that we are better off.

1988.. I was commenting on the progression that junior people are now seeing there.

The discrepancy is definitely there due to the 190 pay.

This looks better than new airbii. I like the 2x3 seating, plus the windows are huge.
http://i42.tinypic.com/25ey5w2.jpg

Mainline of course, disregard the "connection" on the side

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1404412)

I just flew that leg last month. Only 2 jumpseats in the 777 and MSP-NRT-MSP is always scheduled with 4 pilots, so there is no extra cockpit jumpseat available, you would have to flow back, but obviously you can't flow back if the back is full.

And then there's the wife and kids...

We weren't completely full, but I think it was a Tuesday. Keep an eye on the loads and the weather in MSP, it was snowing when we left! It's not payload optimized, so if there are empty seats, you should get on.

Thanks, Timbo. I was thinking of buying tickets for wife and kids, and jumpseating for myself. I have to go on a certain day, so I'll just buy tickets. Thanks for the info.