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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1668612)
I heard on guard the other night United Airlines is evidently looking into purchasing a civil version of the C-130. The LM-100J offers them significant margin improvements over current, boring, jet liners.
The C-130s allow them to do remote loading. People will be loaded onto pods that are then trucked to an awaiting airplane. Significantly improving the speed of boarding and reducing costs of gates. You can now board people away from the main airline terminals. The pods will allow United to make a passenger airplane into a cargo airplane when margin opportunities present themselves. Such as SEA-Juno. They will also be able to own Texas to Mexico out of Houston. They are built for unimproved short fields, such as Chicago Midway, Houston Hobby, Newark runway 29, LaGuardia, Boston and Chicago Meigs (does not require repaving). These will be made out of Marietta GA. Where there is a triangle of doom. Once you go to Marietta, you never leave. Beware of the big chicken folks. It also cruises at 355 kts. What is not to love people? It's so much quicker to unload than a 737-900, and people can have their pod dropped off at intermediate fly over airports (currently served by 50 seaters). We can just drop from the arrivals ... all the "villes" are on the Macy. CSG, BHM from the Honie, etc ... and none of that pesky chit chat while deplaning about, where's my bag, where's my gate, and my what a beautiful landing your First Officer got (ok, kidding about the last part). |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1668617)
"Delta 2243, please check your transponder on."
"Delta 2192, please check your transponder on." "Uh Delta 1952, please check your transponder on." "Delta 2452, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1432, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1952, please check your transponder on again." "Delta 1924, please check your transponder on." "Delta 2210, please check your transponder on." "Delta 932, please check your transponder on." "Delta 176, please check your transponder on." "Delta 653, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1201, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1542, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1650, please check your transponder on." "Delta 1821, please check your transponder on." No sheeet! :D I got the exact same call last week and said to the CAPT - "ATC better get familiar with those calls because it won't be the last." Although I now remember to switch it on (most of the time) - I guess I am trainable after all. Scoop :) |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1668634)
The pond scum invade Texas..... Is Smisek up to the task of fighting them?
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Originally Posted by Hawaii50
(Post 1668449)
I think he's saying we should be compensated accordingly when the company is wildly profitable in large part due to the massive amount we all gave up 10 years ago.
Having my income and quality of life dependent upon the profitability of the company we work for is fraught with wild swings. I like ALPA's movement toward making our contract less vulnerable to those wild swings. The pay rates in 2004 were nice. They were also vulnerable. That point is inarguable given the events that actually occurred. I think that vulnerability stems in part from our relative position when compared to the other airlines. That's why I'm amused whenever someone claims comparison to other airlines is irrelevant. That is as logical as claiming our income should be based upon the profitability of our company only in good times, and never in bad times. |
Originally Posted by scambo1
(Post 1668359)
Did he say anything about 10 non-emirates 777-300s?
Denny |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1668714)
I just do it the old way ... so shoot me..
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1668327)
Any word on the A350 order?
(lifted shamelessly from the chitchat forum.... bravo!) TEN Attachment 1428 |
Originally Posted by Splash
(Post 1668729)
The pay rates in 2004 were nice. They were also vulnerable. That point is inarguable given the events that actually occurred. If you're making the argument that 2004 rates were too high and were unsustainable under normal circumstances, I'm going to have to disagree with you. As an example, try adjusting 1986 rates for inflation to 2004. B-767 Captain rate in 1986 was $158.21. 2004 (C2K) B-767 Captain rate was $267.52. $158.21 in 1986 adjusted to inflation to 2004 is $272.79. Especially in light of our company's great success (literally billions in profits), along with the restructuring of the industry positioning it for better stability going forward, I think it could be argued that they could support even higher levels of pilot compensation than in the past. But I'd be happy with C2K or 1986 levels of buying power as a compromise... ;) |
Originally Posted by TenYearsGone;1668735[B
]Looks like a nightmare if you get hit by birds. Yikes..[/B]Hopefully the engineers calculated for the bird scenario. Those probes are in the wrong spot.
TEN Attachment 1428 After centuries of groundbreaking innovation resulting in world leadership in all aspects of the "retreat," the French now only "harden" vehicles and craft from the rear. I guess those habits are hard to break. Scoop:D |
Originally Posted by sailingfun
(Post 1667862)
If you are displaced from a category you can bump anywhere your seniority can hold. There is also some bumping ability returning from long term absences like mil leave or disability.
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