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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1677074)
Sorry you were interrupted ... please continue as you were saying about our strategy in the Pacific and how much flying will be done by Delta pilots.
We're slowly de-hubbing NRT in favor of North America to Asia point to point. NRT/HND still highest pax yields with China being the lowest. De-hubbing strategy will require much smaller aircraft than the 744, thus not renewing their leases. No mention of the 777-300 replacing the 744 as that aircraft is also too big for the strategy. 744 is profitable airframe, but is forecast not to be after leases expire due to higher projected maintenance costs. He "said" that Delta's strategy is to use Delta for the strategy as opposed to JV partners. When I pressed him, he revised that Delta will ensure Delta gets 50% of the growth compared to JV partners. The discussion clearly made him uncomfortable. It did me too, but for different reasons. Vehemently against the Export Import Bank. Delta will fight for a level international playing field. Overall, the Pacific has a bright future at Delta due to the forecast continued population and manufacturing growth in Asia. I'm sure there was more, but I didn't take notes. Carl |
One of my buddies sent this link from MSP the other night.
What a thrill to see a 1946 Ercoupe (identified by the twin vertical stabs) with the extended payload/range mods. http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...planefinal.jpg |
Originally Posted by Purple Drank
(Post 1677111)
One of my buddies sent this link from MSP the other night.
What a thrill to see a 1946 Ercoupe (identified by the twin vertical stabs) with the extended payload/range mods. http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...planefinal.jpg |
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1677063)
OK, this ought to be fun.
Are you a board member PG? If not, you don't know what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1677063)
There are damn sure plenty of SEC rules, but to say they suffice so that boards don't require NDA's is just wrong. Since I'm not a Delta board member, I don't know for certain. Neither do you. But I strongly suspect based on my own experience.
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1677063)
And by the way, the confidentiality obligations of the Delta board of directors to which the pilot member shall be bound, is almost certainly spelled out in the board member NDA that our guy would have had to sign.
Carl |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1677085)
http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/g...x?itemid=10769
Hearing MD10 and MD-11 30 years after the original design is a sweet spot for working out the post-certification post production probelems via line test flying and re-engineering via emergency airworthiness directives and service difficulty reports on Douglas aircraft. Besides, there are plenty of spare parts and the hydraulics that work so poorly on the MD88 are DC-10/MD-11 parts to begin with, so we have instant fleet commonality. In related news, the Trainer PA facility is being re rigged to produce hydraulic fluid. Actually MD-10. Then common type with 717. |
Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy
(Post 1677120)
Don't assume that just because you don't know, I don't.
Curly: I don't think you know either. |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1677080)
APC Haiku? Or from Yoda did you learn to write?
Small Jet Concession Many First Officers old men I forgot the rest |
Originally Posted by Purple Drank
(Post 1677111)
One of my buddies sent this link from MSP the other night.
What a thrill to see a 1946 Ercoupe (identified by the twin vertical stabs) with the extended payload/range mods. http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...planefinal.jpg Carl |
Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy
(Post 1677120)
Yes, I am, but not at Delta. And neither are you, so I certainly know as much as you do about this particular issue, and based on your post, actually I know a lot more.
Don't assume that just because you don't know, I don't. There you go again. Guessing. And wrong. Carl |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1677141)
And that has what exactly to do with his continued misstatement that our contracl was cost neutral?
Carl |
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