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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1695672)
Yep. Several junior guys dove over to NYC320. I guess 5 legs a day to JAN and back wasn't their cup of tea. :)
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
(Post 1695741)
There were some on the MEC who waved the BS flag on this.
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1695679)
Nope.
The 747's were an anachronism. As usual, Delta is re-fleeting with newer equipment. Read this article and understand. Skymark Airlines A380 orders are in serious doubt as Airbus recommends an 'umbrella' solution | CAPA - Centre for Aviation ... and that's not the only part of the puzzle. Hawaiian is 300% more expensive than it was when I thought the merger made sense, but an airline with cash for stock buy backs at market tops ... well these managers have already demonstrated a proclivity for buying at the top. Do you think DL will bail them out, facilitate them getting 380's and pump life into yet another failed business model based on ego? If so, will we in your opinion do our part to help cave in? Or would that potentially help us increase block hours if it was a ESK style agreement? Or do you think RA will sell our soul for some HND bling? |
Originally Posted by firstmob
(Post 1695704)
Hopefully this is a valid aircraft rumor.:
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 1695755)
Yes there were. Unfortunately, "some" is not enough.
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1695729)
This AE is a buzzkill.
I know it seems great to a few, but as far as progression goes, particularly premium WB opportunity, very disappointing!! Premium movement (777, 747, 330, 765) is what we sorely need. Seems the result of our poor scope protections are rearing their ugly head! |
Well, I thought I'd repost this from a month ago. A chat with one of our senior management leaders:
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1677105)
Cliffs version:
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 |
With all the doom & gloom of the Whale news today, something that was not mentioned here was the hiring being ramped up to 85/mo immediately. Only makes sense that if we're parking the Whales then SOMETHING is on it's way & soon otherwise why the dramatic uptic in hiring?
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1695771)
Well, I thought I'd repost this from a month ago. A chat with one of our senior management leaders:
So...I'm thinking our "RFP 50 wide bodies" will be the NEO A330's. Richard asked for them, Airbus built them. I don't ever see us getting another 777. With that in mind, do we want pay banding? Should we negotiate to bring it up to 747 pay? Bring everything from the 767 ER up to 747 pay? You know what? I'll bet RA would be thrilled with that, given the amount of retirements and training that's going to be required in the next 10 years. Can we use that as leverage? And Richard's, "Labor problems are off the table" thing, can we leverage that into better pay rates and a better retirement plan? |
Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1695753)
Good point. Those 5am report, 10pm releases, panic "HOW SOON CAN YOU GET HERE?!?!?!?!?!" calls for any of 3 airports and $20's flying out of your wallet cabbing/vanning it all over the place to put out fires are pretty popular. Plus who wants 19-21+ days off when you can have 12 non commutable days off instead? But the hourly rate is higher, and you get to give half to your favorite charity ;)
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