Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-17-2013 | 05:16 PM
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Obviously memory does not serve any of us well, me included. When I think back to C2000 and the post 9/11 days, it all kind of blends together. One thing I do remember is that Leo and Fred were idiots lacking in ethics.
Anyone else remember BK-proof retirements and retention bonus for the worthy few. Retention bonuses by the way, paid to execs who left anyway.
Scoop
Anyone else remember BK-proof retirements and retention bonus for the worthy few. Retention bonuses by the way, paid to execs who left anyway.
Scoop
When ever I fly over Nantucket on my way to Europe, I go back to the lav and pee in the sink, so it will rain down on Leo.
11-17-2013 | 08:30 PM
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I just launched www.getflightschedules.com. It's a very basic site that does exactly what you need. Going to be adding more features in the future, but my goal is to keep it simple.
11-17-2013 | 09:02 PM
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11-17-2013 | 09:56 PM
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Post them then... I don't think there are. We went over about 10 recently, and they all have flaws-- they do 3 days out only, or don't have all airlines like SWA, or show all codeshares as diff flights, or have multiple pages, or etc...
I've asked multiple times about good 2 month out commuter planning flight schedule sites; if you have one that fits the bill, post it please. but fyi, flighttrack, flightaware, Nextflight, crewpass, passrider, matrix, kayak, and esky all have issues making them poor.
I've asked multiple times about good 2 month out commuter planning flight schedule sites; if you have one that fits the bill, post it please. but fyi, flighttrack, flightaware, Nextflight, crewpass, passrider, matrix, kayak, and esky all have issues making them poor.
11-17-2013 | 11:36 PM
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11-17-2013 | 11:56 PM
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It had nothing to do with the 1998 strike which was at least partly over allowing mesaba to have 36 ARJs limited to 69 seats. CRJ-200s were limited to 44 seats except for some that were coupled to the mainline aircraft count that could be 50 seats. That was undone in bankruptcy, and newco was a major sticking point in the concessions negotiations. As it turns out, the newco (compass was the final name) planes have far more range and viability than the dc-9s they replaced.
11-18-2013 | 01:18 AM
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Interesting that today, according to the fleet page on Delta net that the DC-9, per-sear-mile, is the most profitable aircraft we operate. At least that's what the fleet chief pilot wrote last summer on 'the -9 iron' update.
11-18-2013 | 03:41 AM
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That's probably because they have been paid off for many, many years, and all they 'cost' to fly is the gas and oil, flight crew and mx. all of which are at the bottom of the 'cost' charts.
That's the same reason I drive all my cars until they die. After they are paid off, they are pretty cheap to own, just pay for gas and oil, tires and brakes, every auto I have has over 150,000 miles on it and still going strong...and cheap, oh, and the insurance cost goes down as they age too, since they are less valuable. (1997 Tahoe, 2004 Suburban, 2007 F150).
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11-18-2013 | 04:10 AM
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I think it also due to the fact that the 9 runs on coal....much cheaper than fuel.
11-18-2013 | 04:16 AM
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