Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
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Best post yet about RA. BTDTGTTS
With RA there are always big plans in the wings, on the North side he was always telling us who was going under etc. 10 years ago he said UA was in trouble and US Air was going to be gone shortly...its easy to throw out big plans knowing that people have a short history, and when it does not work you just remind everyone that things change and "the airline business is a tough business." Airline employees live and thrive on rumors. Not questioning your intel, but have seen and heard it for a long time. We need to take care of whats going on at our own company and try to make it great.
Delta doesn't need an inducement for DCI operators to open contracts. The wholly owned have no contracts, and they're shrinking rapidly. The contract DCI operators have prorate resets built into them, and Skywest/ASA is feeling that pinch right now. There is no way they'll be able to meet their cost goals, so they will lose flying.
I agree that it's important to participate and elect someone who will represent pilot interests, not someone who will pander. I can't wait to hear candidates take an APA stand (C2K+30%, scope, etc.) and then listen how they're going to deliver that package!
I agree that it's important to participate and elect someone who will represent pilot interests, not someone who will pander. I can't wait to hear candidates take an APA stand (C2K+30%, scope, etc.) and then listen how they're going to deliver that package!
I don't hear anyone pandering and promising huge gains. I do hear the general principal of getting tougher on Scope.
The constantly repeated talking points of how the 50 seaters are disappearing and DCI's shrinking belies the fact that ASM for the DCI's is still steady and increasing in the form of larger gauge acft. Two 76'ers replace 3 50's, DCI's furlough, yet more of our NB flying as a function of ASM goes to DCI? Worse, the 76'ers definitely can replace 100 seat lift that the 50 could not.
Hardly a win Oh, I forgot we got a no furlough clause.
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Patently false. Of the three wholly-owneds, only Comair is shrinking somewhat rapidly. Mesaba has grown very rapidly over the last several years, ended up hiring too many people for projected airframes that ended up elsewhere, and furloughed when they never materialized. Now they're getting rid of some Saabs and will likely furlough more for that. Compass has grown rapidly from no airplanes two years ago to 36 now, which is what they'll remain at for the foreseeable future.
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Patently false. Of the three wholly-owneds, only Comair is shrinking somewhat rapidly. Mesaba has grown very rapidly over the last several years, ended up hiring too many people for projected airframes that ended up elsewhere, and furloughed when they never materialized. Now they're getting rid of some Saabs and will likely furlough more for that. Compass has grown rapidly from no airplanes two years ago to 36 now, which is what they'll remain at for the foreseeable future.
Thought you were an "in the know" guy?
Thought you were an "in the know" guy?
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Patently false. Of the three wholly-owneds, only Comair is shrinking somewhat rapidly. Mesaba has grown very rapidly over the last several years, ended up hiring too many people for projected airframes that ended up elsewhere, and furloughed when they never materialized. Now they're getting rid of some Saabs and will likely furlough more for that. Compass has grown rapidly from no airplanes two years ago to 36 now, which is what they'll remain at for the foreseeable future.
Thought you were an "in the know" guy?
Thought you were an "in the know" guy?
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1) Delta contracts with outside vendors, i.e. Mesa. Delta can't dictate the terms unilaterally, and it's difficult to egt out of said contracts (witness the Mesa lawsuits). No such restriction is placed on the wholly-owned. If Delta wants to pull capacity fast, the solution is the wholly-owned.
2) On another topic: CPZ. 100% of the airframes are "desireable". Other carriers have more "undesireables" (50-seat RJ's, props, etc.) in the fleet. That's why Compass is beneffiting in the shift to bigger airplanes. In theory, they would only stay the same, or grow. For the others, the number of planes going to the desert must be less than deliveries, in order to see growth.
It's all fairly simple.
2) On another topic: CPZ. 100% of the airframes are "desireable". Other carriers have more "undesireables" (50-seat RJ's, props, etc.) in the fleet. That's why Compass is beneffiting in the shift to bigger airplanes. In theory, they would only stay the same, or grow. For the others, the number of planes going to the desert must be less than deliveries, in order to see growth.
It's all fairly simple.
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Fact is that the 777 is one that I have felt they would order. I see us getting the 777-300 in the next year to two.
I see them finding a replacement for the lower end of the narrow body range. They could do something quick, but my feeling is that we would see new metal in the 2013-2015 time frame. We may be able to extend that, but doing so would put DAL in a position of needed to replace the majority on the narrow body and a good chunk of wide body jets from 2018-2030. It is better to out lay that expenditure over two decades, and not one.
I see them finding a replacement for the lower end of the narrow body range. They could do something quick, but my feeling is that we would see new metal in the 2013-2015 time frame. We may be able to extend that, but doing so would put DAL in a position of needed to replace the majority on the narrow body and a good chunk of wide body jets from 2018-2030. It is better to out lay that expenditure over two decades, and not one.
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tsquare please check pm
Sorry. i got off track a bit. The point of this rant was that if reserve pays enough, would guys still complain about sitting around? I tend to think not.
Used 200ER's perhaps, but the 773's would most likely be to replace the whales and for that you would need the 773ER. 773A's might not be hard to come by but I don't think there are too many used 773ER's.
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