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Originally Posted by CheapTrick
(Post 1458121)
I believe the RNP authorization doesn't refer to anything more than a deal has been made with Airbus. The DAL Airbus fleet has been simulator flying RNP's forever waiting on that day when Airbus would flip the giant RNP switch in France that allowed us to legally fly an RNP approach in the aircraft. The problem was that Airbus wanted a boatload of money to flip the RNP switch to On. (Same shakedown Boeing gives us on buying post delivery takeoff data.)
Well, that's a lot of words to say: Connecting the dots makes CAAC think that we have completed a big Airbus order and they flipped the RNP switch for "free". |
Originally Posted by CheapTrick
(Post 1458121)
I believe the RNP authorization doesn't refer to anything more than a deal has been made with Airbus. The DAL Airbus fleet has been simulator flying RNP's forever waiting on that day when Airbus would flip the giant RNP switch in France that allowed us to legally fly an RNP approach in the aircraft. The problem was that Airbus wanted a boatload of money to flip the RNP switch to On. (Same shakedown Boeing gives us on buying post delivery takeoff data.)
Well, that's a lot of words to say: Connecting the dots makes CAAC think that we have completed a big Airbus order and they flipped the RNP switch for "free". |
Whada I say? J/K. That's what I meant. (And I really thought it was a very large switch.)
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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
(Post 1458124)
From the crew resources update...744 and 777 get 52 hour BKK layovers. I wonder how many will retire because they get there and just don't ever want to leave?
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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
(Post 1458124)
From the crew resources update...744 and 777 get 52 hour BKK layovers. I wonder how many will retire because they get there and just don't ever want to leave?
But, I'm all for guys retiring....:) |
Originally Posted by CheapTrick
(Post 1458121)
I believe the RNP authorization doesn't refer to anything more than a deal has been made with Airbus. The DAL Airbus fleet has been simulator flying RNP's forever waiting on that day when Airbus would flip the giant RNP switch in France that allowed us to legally fly an RNP approach in the aircraft. The problem was that Airbus wanted a boatload of money to flip the RNP switch to On. (Same shakedown Boeing gives us on buying post delivery takeoff data.)
Well, that's a lot of words to say: Connecting the dots makes CAAC think that we have completed a big Airbus order and they flipped the RNP switch for "free".
Originally Posted by iceman49
(Post 1458176)
Thought it was more than flipping a switch, believe its a software change.
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1458187)
Yep. RNP certification that didn't cost massive amounts of dough was contingent on us buying jets from them. I believe the software is installed in the aircraft already.
This is the dot connecting I was referring to this morning. I now believe the 330/321 rumor not to be a rumor any longer. We had been practicing RNP but didn't have approval because of the $$ airbus wanted. We wanted the aft galleys removed but didn't because of the $$ airbus wanted to certify them. No IFE in the airbus because of a number of factors. Now all of a sudden those things are happening at the same time as the 330/321 rumor. No coincidence in my humble O. |
Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 1458334)
No coincidence in my humble O. http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/upload...irl-Outfit.gif |
Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
(Post 1458085)
Hey fellas, I'm thinking about where to move after I roll off my current mil leave. As an '08 hire, I'm still too junior to hold LA or Seattle, but I wonder what y'all (Did I do that right? I might wind up in Atlanta!) think the over/under is on some movement in the, y'know, desirable bases.
If your goal is to get to LAX then bid the 73N because once the movement starts you will be able to lateral bid into LAX. If your goal is SEA it may require a future bid to the ER if you can not hold it system wide when you come back. Either way your timing is pretty good - hopefully 12 years of stagnation with the last 5 being retrograde may actually be coming to an end. Scoop :) |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1458343)
For guys in my seniority range that have been displacing the last 3 AEs, this is good and interesting news. |
Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 1458334)
This is the dot connecting I was referring to this morning. I now believe the 330/321 rumor not to be a rumor any longer.
We had been practicing RNP but didn't have approval because of the $$ airbus wanted. We wanted the aft galleys removed but didn't because of the $$ airbus wanted to certify them. No IFE in the airbus because of a number of factors. Now all of a sudden those things are happening at the same time as the 330/321 rumor. No coincidence in my humble O. |
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