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06-30-2013, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
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Delta eyes service gap from SIA exit
Published June 29, 2013
Delta eyes service gap from SIA exit
It wants slice of business class market from Singapore to New York and Los Angeles
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Nisha Ramchandani
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DELTA Air Lines, which has overhauled its business class product for its trans-Pacific routes, is looking to carve out a slice of Singapore Airlines' market share when SIA suspends its non-stop services to New York and Los Angeles this year.
"Our main focus right now is to win and secure that corporate business class market to and from Singapore. Historically, a large part of that market flew on SIA, so that business is going to become available to the competitive set," said Jeffrey Bernier, Delta's managing director (Asia Pacific), adding that SIA had cornered the lion's share with non-stop service to two of the biggest markets.
Last year, SIA announced that it would be axing two of the longest flights in the world, its direct services to New York and to Los Angeles out of Singapore. SIA will continue operating its services to New York (via Frankfurt) and to Los Angeles (via Tokyo).
Delta eyes service gap from SIA exit
Published June 29, 2013
Delta eyes service gap from SIA exit
It wants slice of business class market from Singapore to New York and Los Angeles
By
Nisha Ramchandani
[email protected]
print |email this article
DELTA98743
Singapore
DELTA Air Lines, which has overhauled its business class product for its trans-Pacific routes, is looking to carve out a slice of Singapore Airlines' market share when SIA suspends its non-stop services to New York and Los Angeles this year.
"Our main focus right now is to win and secure that corporate business class market to and from Singapore. Historically, a large part of that market flew on SIA, so that business is going to become available to the competitive set," said Jeffrey Bernier, Delta's managing director (Asia Pacific), adding that SIA had cornered the lion's share with non-stop service to two of the biggest markets.
Last year, SIA announced that it would be axing two of the longest flights in the world, its direct services to New York and to Los Angeles out of Singapore. SIA will continue operating its services to New York (via Frankfurt) and to Los Angeles (via Tokyo).
Didn't we just have a A330 successfully fly non stop from SIA to ATL? And aren't we rumored to be buying 10-12 A330s very soon? Hmmm........
Now granted that A330 was empty, but could it do SIA-LAX?
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06-30-2013, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LandGreen2
Hopefully in the event of an AK merger their scope...or lack thereof would be considered in any SLI with DAL. Not that our scope is that great, but like someone said earlier...the bottom 40% of our list would be KILLED in a merger with AK. A lot of CA's in their late 30's at AK.
Also, I don't think it'd be anywhere near that bad. AS has a pretty small pilot group.
06-30-2013, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Columbia
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06-30-2013, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Didn't we just have a A330 successfully fly non stop from SIA to ATL? And aren't we rumored to be buying 10-12 A330s very soon? Hmmm........
Now granted that A330 was empty, but could it do SIA-LAX?
Now granted that A330 was empty, but could it do SIA-LAX?
I wouldn't think anything else could do it other than a 777LR.
06-30-2013, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by contrails
LAX-SIN on the A340-500 is 17 hours.
I wouldn't think anything else could do it other than a 777LR.
I wouldn't think anything else could do it other than a 777LR.
06-30-2013, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
What is more likely to happen is that Alaska's outsourced 100 seat operation would simply be terminated and Delta would perform that flying with our own equipment and contractors that operate permitted aircraft.
Bar, I hope you’re right but look at what you wrote earlier about LM and ALPA’s attorneys WRT to what “company flying.” There are a lot of things that seem black and white in the PWA that have been deemed “well according to ALPA lawyers we don’t have a leg to stand on there…”
I just don’t believe DAL would terminate such flying without first trying to get us to approve it and I’m sure ALPA National would support the effort and if ALPA National and ALPA lawyers want it...
Call it a “scope opportunity” and throw in for good measure a “How does 2 777s and 6-12 A330s sound to you guys? ALL GROWTH… for the 777 and A330 fleet! Now return the favor and say yes to this joint PWA which will allow what Alaska has already agreed to with Skywest to continue."
And IMHO only, the ALPA stamp of approval will always get you above 50.1%. So I just don't buy us terminating whatever they agree to with regional flying.
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06-30-2013, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Yeah, & aren't the Singapore Airlines A340-600s for EWR-SIA configured to around only 100 seats or so? All business class?
06-30-2013, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Is it becoming clear to people why the 737-900ER pays slightly less then the 757/767 now?
Also, I don't think it'd be anywhere near that bad. AS has a pretty small pilot group.
Also, I don't think it'd be anywhere near that bad. AS has a pretty small pilot group.
06-30-2013, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
Our reps are good guys but they still need to learn how to say no to Lee Moak.
So far they've been unable to do that.
So far they've been unable to do that.
If Check Essential decided to say "ALPA SUCKS!" You'd get a rise out of a few guys and they'd tell you you're a keyboard warrior, stop throwing stones, go volunteer and so on.
If Check Essential decided to say "LEE MOAK SUCKS!" You'd get a "**** YOU!!!"
/just an observation
06-30-2013, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
Don't fall for it Johnson. A small pilot group means they bring a small amount of airplanes. And with them being the king of the codeshare, that means they bring even less passengers. (A good portion of the AA feed would stay loyal to AA.). That more than likely would mean less airplanes needed, but wait, we still have all the pilots. Guess what happens next....
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