If the future is China and not Japan, show me the expansion. I've heard tons of rumors, but I've seen no expansion...Especially no expansions of direct flights, just contraction there.

We're waiting on the 787-10. Then we can cede more QOL givebacks, thereby allowing the company to place an order for them. :cool:

Well, we started Seattle to Shanghai a few months ago and it's up-gaging to to the 330 at the end of Oct. Also the announced SEA-HKG next springish...

Not a ton of expansion but it's better than a sharp stick in the eye....;):)

Denny

[QUOTE=Roadkill;1488821]Mike,
Despite what dalad said, at AUA there are sometimes long lines for non-crew members.
--Entry into AUA isn't too bad unless you land when there are several flights, there is a separate line for Airline Crew, you go through that and show passport to AUA folks and that's it. The other lines move pretty fast too, and there are 5 or 6 of them all fee.... ... .. .

Roadkill,

I am very impressed with the passion you have exhibited to spend the time to pound all that out and will definitely take it under strong advisement. Thank-you. Incidentally, I don't take the United Pilot and wife story at face value and think that it was more a case of TSA keeping there numbers up, but I will spare the good people here yet another anti-government rant. So again thanks!

Could this be the first LOA ever sent back?

Black smoke from the chimney at the MEC meeting.


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saw on deltanet about allegiant inspecting their MD-80 evacuation slides after an evac this week. wonder if they have the same problem ours had after being maintained in Mexico?

What leverage do we have? We currently have protective language in our Section 1 that management wants out. Why do they want that language out tsquare? Are they concerned that our job protective language isn't strong enough?

Is it your contention that if management wants something, we must give it because you just can't see what leverage we have to fight it?

Wow.

Carl

Denny,
My apologies, much like DAL mgmt of old, I didn't even think of the west coast, just focused on the east coast long haul directs. Those have shrunk. Now if I can get guys in my category to bid 330 SEA so they can go back to HKG, I'd be happy.

Translation: If Delta wasn't the one that had the ancient agreement, then that agreement is worthless anyway.

It's a business decision based on whether Delta can get that protective language removed from our Section 1. If they can scare us (again) into removing the language, then one business decision will be made. If not, then another business decision will be made.

Carl

Got a chance to stand in one of Timbo and Scambo's engines today over at Tech Ops following a maintenance check flight.
Wow. That is some heavy metal.

Definitely not as good as Oregon cheerleaders but still pretty cool.

Not sure I believe it, but the mechanic who lent us a ladder to climb up there said the GE90-115 puts out more thrust at idle than a MD-88 at full rated takeoff power.

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