Also reported to be gay, not that there's anything wrong with that.

As for a verified and indisputable fact, he is a cheesy, annoying, and sad-excuse-for-a news anchor. This from a Fox supporter (who will also watch any other news channel besides MSNBC because it's not a news channel).

 

Not sure if this has been reported here or not, but the Madden Anniversary Edition on Amazon ($100) includes the option for both DirecTV subscribers AND non-subscribers to get NFL ticket for free on their computer, tablet, or smart phone. FAQs here.

 

Sorry, not sure what you are saying there in bold. I was just saying that it's OK in my book if the junior guy gets into bucket two (say 7-8 days of flying), and sits there the rest of the month. Because that would entail the senior guy sitting all month two (in bucket 2 or bucket 1). And I agree with those who've stated it several times--the SC buckets being separate from the LC buckets is completely nuts. I'll add that I was a strong advocate for shrinking the bucket values to allow a pilot to get into bucket 2 sooner when they were introduced over a year ago. I'm still of that opinion due to the SC buckets being separate. Work the SC buckets into the same mix as LC buckets somehow and the current values are more reasonable, IMO.

 

We are in the same boat and I couldn't agree more. I moved to a base so I could avoid commuting... and spent the past 5+ years commuting because of the shift of flying and a merger.

 

There's about to be a lot more commuters from SLC as they draw down the 7ER category. As for the 320 Capt., was he on reserve? It's a lot more "family friendly" to be a senior FO with every weekend and holiday off as opposed to working all of them as a reserve Capt. with no life, doing summertime transcons in an airplane that can't climb above FL310. In related news, the initial routes for the 737-900 are to be ATL-LAX and DTW-SFO. Ouch! The commuters are really going to miss that roomy 757 cockpit jumpseat.

 

Had an interesting experience at a friend's house. He tuned in Al Jazeera and demonstrated that Fox (as a corporate conglomerate) basically took Jazeera feed and added commentary. Never would have put it together that Fox's international coverage is mostly a rebroadcast product. Maybe Buzz can set us straight on my observations.

CNN (while sometimes slanted) is a terrific customer of Delta Air Lines and part of the home team business community in Atlanta.

Mostly, I get my news from the British press.

 

In the case of the 320 in ATL for September, several junior guys who are normally reserve got lines this month including me. After looking at my awarded trips I must say that it is not because reserve has gotten so good, it has more to do with how bad the trips have gotten.

 

What's up with the WB order, did Boeing come back with a better counter offer?

 

Anybody else having issues with Flighline/Easybid/Widgetworks? I tried to print out my trip sheets for tomorrow and kept getting an "http:/1.1 404 not found" error. Called the help line and was told it won't be fixed until the next bid period. Are you kidding me? This isn't the first time I've had tech support issues with them. I think they must still be using punch cards or something.

The big reason I subscribe to them is for the trip sheets. If they can't reliably support that, I don't see any reason to keep giving them my money.

Anyone know of any alternatives?

 

The DOJ challenge to AA/US Air was somewhat surprising. My best guess is that the government wants them to divest some of their hold on DC. But, some writers are theorizing that this is a new push by the government to increase competition among air carriers to lower fares. Part of this push includes allowances for foreign carriers to operate US domestic service. Reporters close to the DOJ released a number of articles in favor of cabotage, which is not their usual cup of tea ... this suggests that staffers are talking up the prospect.

Of course, the DOJ's filing suggests it really does not grasp network traffic flows. It names, and I am not kidding, service between places like Kapaa, HI to Tuscon, AZ. I can't imagine that's a market that will see Emirates A380 shower service any time soon. However, after a momentary giggle at the inept filing of a mostly asleep at the wheel for a decade and a half DOJ, there's a gasp at the fact a powerful Agency is ill informed.

My question; now that the DOJ approved our spend on Virgin Atlantic, is the DOT going to hold up the immunized joint venture, well, because? British and American have about 60% of the US - UK market. It would make sense that our 25% would not be seen as anti competitive, BUT, the DOT "consults" with the DOJ before offering their approval. I would not take anything for granted right now.

Last I heard, Delta Air Lines tabled D-ALPA's opener on the VA JV. We had requested a global production balance (don't know any deets).

Slowplay is good on this stuff. He does not engage in a lot of speculation, but it would be interesting to read his thoughts.

George ... you're our resident expert. What do you think?