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01-09-2014 | 07:32 AM

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GogglesPisano

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Is it me or did the music come to a screeching halt at on point?

Why Delta Put Microsoft's Surface in the Cockpit: Video - Bloomberg

01-09-2014 | 08:11 AM

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GunshipGuy

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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

Is it me or did the music come to a screeching halt at on point?

Why Delta Put Microsoft's Surface in the Cockpit: Video - Bloomberg

I had to chuckle--that video kind of reminded me of some one sided presentations we've had in recent memory. That captain needs to show me how she fit her roller bag into that surface tablet. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who couldn't see their instruments, radios, or throttles because they had to have the chart out at maximum size. Yes, nit-picky, but that's what you get for putting forward your silly version.

01-09-2014 | 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

If we are only keeping the 80-90 757s and those that we are keeping are going to be going to a mod line it seems to me the 757/767 category should be ready for massive displacements.

They are posting a bid for 50 additional FO's in early Feb. There will be little or no displacements in the category in the future. Pilots will however not be replaced as they bid off. This has been known for at least 3 years. The good news is that they are retiring the aircraft slower then originally planned and the retirements of the modified aircraft will not be until after 2020. Before the mods were announced they were going to keep retiring 757's every year. Overall the fleet changes announced are great news.
The plan when we signed the current contract had us increasing the fleet to 796 aircraft or a gain of 80 or so airframes net. It now looks like we will have 240 additional airframes and only 75 or so retirements. That is a nice change in the right direction.

01-09-2014 | 08:31 AM

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Sailing,

Any word or idea of where the 50 76 FO bids will be based?
I'm thinking NYC and ATL, but that's just a guess.

01-09-2014 | 08:53 AM

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Not sure. They just publicly released that they'll upgrade all 69 320s. I've been wondering if RNP certification and a life extension program may have been worked into the 321/330 deal.

Yeah that's the best guess I've got and I've heard.

01-09-2014 | 09:08 AM

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80ktsClamp

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Sailing,

Any word or idea of where the 50 76 FO bids will be based?
I'm thinking NYC and ATL, but that's just a guess.

Crew Resources is saying definitely ATL, not sure on others.

01-09-2014 | 09:15 AM

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If ALPA EF&A is the best there is, then DALPA knew exactly what the cost/value of the trade was. So, let's be clear, there was a trade of profit sharing for COLA. Why? I don't know. Why would anyone trade anything for COLA?

The cost of the trade is being determined in 2014, and every year thereafter, based on 2013 returns and the returns thereafter. The analysis had to be done in early 2012, right?

I wouldn't have voted for this if I could see the future. I wouldn't be at Delta, if I knew the future, except maybe to own it and give you humility lessons. My backpack would be made by Louis Vuitton, and Scambo would have to carry it.