Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-10-2015 | 10:00 PM
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The ATL 777 openings were dependent on pilots bidding off DTW 777. Apparently there were DTW 777FOs who bid away, but no Capts.
The Airline (or Air Line) did not need more 777 pilots. They just needed to move the positions to ATL.
It is not surprising no 777As moved out of DTW. They get paid to DH on the front and back end of their trips, there is no higher paying equipment to go to and there may actually an advantage for them to wait and be displaced...to LAX in the fall.
The Airline (or Air Line) did not need more 777 pilots. They just needed to move the positions to ATL.
It is not surprising no 777As moved out of DTW. They get paid to DH on the front and back end of their trips, there is no higher paying equipment to go to and there may actually an advantage for them to wait and be displaced...to LAX in the fall.
03-11-2015 | 03:05 AM
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03-11-2015 | 03:17 AM
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Completely off topic
Have any of you ever done LASIK or PRK? If so, PM me with your thoughts..
03-11-2015 | 03:37 AM
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I agree with you. Not a lot of upward movement for wide body captain positions. These are the best of times and Delta has the smallest fleet of wide body aircraft.
03-11-2015 | 03:39 AM
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For JDMJ, very happy guy overall... completely understand the big picture of life... however, moving backwards after 26yrs does qualify for a momentary beyotch/vent, thanks.
Again, happy for all the young guys forward movement... timing is everything!
03-11-2015 | 03:45 AM
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My point exactly. For our generation, Delta has mostly become the narrow body airline of choice.
For some reason, American/United have managed to be true wide body airlines, while us... not so much.
03-11-2015 | 03:51 AM
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It's been that way since I was hired a long time ago. Overall however our average aircraft size was the same or larger because we were very heavy in the middle and still are. The merger shrunk our average fleet size and the 717 is having the same effect however I like seeing the flying at the mainline.
03-11-2015 | 04:03 AM
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It's been that way since I was hired a long time ago. Overall however our average aircraft size was the same or larger because we were very heavy in the middle and still are. The merger shrunk our average fleet size and the 717 is having the same effect however I like seeing the flying at the mainline.
03-11-2015 | 04:04 AM
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Who knows what they will do going forward though. They might target specific categories for the summer, or keep sending folks to NYC. Anyone's guess.
I think they filled all the LAX717 spots published, not sure about the ER.
03-11-2015 | 04:21 AM
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From: Light Chop
Hey you senior 717 pilots (As and Bs), you bid it for the summer off, you were supposed to bid off "first chance you get." Remember the deal?
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