Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
06-12-2014 | 11:50 AM
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OK... I am not going to pile on, because I am totally lost in this whole discussion. Since you were the one that brought it up initially, let me ax you what you meant by "efficient".
06-12-2014 | 12:02 PM
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Nevermind how overstaffed we were in 2012 and the constant displacements churning around then...
06-12-2014 | 12:22 PM
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06-12-2014 | 12:39 PM
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If our pilot group is inefficient, it's largely due to Management's fleet planning and all the pilots we have stuck in training for all those different types. Then there's the maintenance training costs, as well as the spare parts for....everything!
But...be careful what you ask for, if they ever decided to streamline the fleets, down to say, one type narrow body (A319,320,321 family) and one wide body (A330's) they could get rid of 25% of us and still fly today's schedule, and you'd only have to go through one new school in your career. Think of all the money they could save just on spare parts alone, not to mention all the DH'ing we wouldn't be doing any more.
"Inefficient" pilots means more pilot jobs.
But who's idea was it to operate all those different fleets?
Not the Pilots!
Management made "Inefficient" fleet choices, not us.
If we are not efficient, it's their fault, not ours. They created their own efficiency problems, now they expect us to fix it for them...??
But, given the last two airplane orders (A321's/A330's) it looks like Richard is moving to make the fleet more efficient going forward, replacing 757/767's with Aribii. I doubt we'll see any more new Boeings ordered. 10 years from now, we could be down to two or three (Airbus) fleets.
But...be careful what you ask for, if they ever decided to streamline the fleets, down to say, one type narrow body (A319,320,321 family) and one wide body (A330's) they could get rid of 25% of us and still fly today's schedule, and you'd only have to go through one new school in your career. Think of all the money they could save just on spare parts alone, not to mention all the DH'ing we wouldn't be doing any more.
"Inefficient" pilots means more pilot jobs.
But who's idea was it to operate all those different fleets?
Not the Pilots!
Management made "Inefficient" fleet choices, not us.
If we are not efficient, it's their fault, not ours. They created their own efficiency problems, now they expect us to fix it for them...??
But, given the last two airplane orders (A321's/A330's) it looks like Richard is moving to make the fleet more efficient going forward, replacing 757/767's with Aribii. I doubt we'll see any more new Boeings ordered. 10 years from now, we could be down to two or three (Airbus) fleets.
06-12-2014 | 12:45 PM
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06-12-2014 | 12:52 PM
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06-12-2014 | 12:55 PM
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06-12-2014 | 12:58 PM
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Someone said they saw a large A350 model in Delta colors over on the 4th floor.
I don't believe it til I see it myself, but if I see A350 painted on the ground anywhere then I believe that's what's coming.
06-12-2014 | 01:02 PM
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We need a Delta A350 gif, please...the Paris Airshow could be interesting this year.
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06-12-2014 | 01:24 PM
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Every time he talks about Boeings, he mentions how expensive they are. If you recall, the ONLY reason he ordered the 739's was because Boeing dorked up the 787's and they "Owed Us" some money for being three years late on those. Richard swapped that 'money' for discounts on the 739's.
But what did he just order last week?
15 more A321's.
And what wide body did he just order?
Ten A330's.
He got the 717's cheap, same with the MD90's, but when was the last time he ordered a new, full price, Boeing?
Um...Never.
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