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09-13-2013 | 05:46 PM

#139511

Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

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Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright

Yes, but I think that's for aircraft(replacement/growth?) that won't be coming until 2018 and beyond. This 10 A330 order is a bridge until we get the next gen of A350, B787 and/or B777X.

Our version of the 787 will be flying soon. It is quite a bit different airplane. Different wing box, different tail, different electrics, different fuselage join and something like 20% better economics per seat than the -8. Boeing needs to get the dispatch reliability up to at least 99.7% and figure out how to get more than .8 airplanes per month out of their anti-labor plant down in Charleston.

09-13-2013 | 05:49 PM

#139512

Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

Will the new rest rules change this at all?

Yes.

Flight Time Duty Time will be a big deal. Better and worse. Expect quite a few more re routes. We will either be quite a bit more productive, or have a lot of 30 hour sits ... probably a little of both.

09-13-2013 | 05:53 PM

#139513

Elliot

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From: "Prof" button manipulator

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Our version of the 787 will be flying soon. It is quite a bit different airplane.

Are we purchasing the -9? I thought I'd read somewhere, maybe it was on this thread, that we (Delta) were waiting for the -10?

If it was posted here, it has to be true, right?

09-13-2013 | 09:31 PM

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DALBlue

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Originally Posted by buzzpat

Nice hotel. Crabtree Mall has lots of dining options. Other then that, it sucks. I bid around it.

On the contrary Roadkill/Buzzpat.....if you're not afraid to leave the confines of the mall and hotel area, jump in a cab (easily procured by the front desk), spend $15 dollars, and tell him to take you to the Greenwood area, where you'll find Tobacco Road (sports bar with good beers and bbq), Natty Greens (good food and drink), or LuckyB, good live music and beers. Just gotta venture outta your comfort zone my friend!

09-14-2013 | 07:34 AM

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The Cavalier

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Originally Posted by DALBlue

Natty Greens (good food and drink)

Have a Natty Greens Southern Ale in the fridge for later. Yummy.

09-14-2013 | 12:11 PM

#139516

buzzpat

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I'm pretty comfortable in RDU. I grew up in Chapel Hill. Thanks for the suggestions though. Will definitely check 'em out next time.

09-14-2013 | 02:57 PM

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GO VOLS!.....How embarrassing, and the other guys were wearing Big Bird suits...

09-14-2013 | 03:40 PM

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finis72

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Hey T, was that a track meet or a football game ?

09-14-2013 | 04:04 PM

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Wilbur Wright

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

I can't see trips being more productive. With the hard limits on block hours and flight duty period plus the 10 hours min rest, I'd bet domestic pilots will unfortunately be working more days a month.

One cure for the 30 hour layover would be the split duty "stand-up" trips, but that would have be be negotiated.

09-14-2013 | 04:20 PM

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80ktsClamp

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Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright

Guys already fly nowhere near most block hour limits except 30/7. It'll be interesting to see how the daily block limits come into play. I think the 9 hour relief will mitigate a lot of that.

Giving up stand-ups/illegals would be a major concession. It'll be like the 5-day trips. Commuters say they want them but really the junior people and reserves get stuck with most of them.

There are a lot of ways to get away from the 30 hr layovers. Doing illegals is a horrible idea.