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Originally Posted by sailingfun;(edited for clarity)
In the near term Pre Merger Delta pilots will take a hit. Long term it should work itself out.
Rather than move thousands of pilots for a matter of months, it seems management would take the DH hit, or find other ways to minimize the disruption. My concern is that after SOC management has what it wants from us and the gloves come off. Anyone notice traffic stats reported to the DOT for NWA and DAL through October? NWA block is way down. Is that being observed by crew utilization, or is this some aberration due to the way Delta reports? In very rough numbers it reads like NWA is off 25% YOY and Delta is off 6% (with a large increase over the Pacific). |
Originally Posted by DAL4EVER
(Post 718348)
When I was a new hire back in the pre-9/11 era I did sim training in SLC, ATL and MIA. We were sending guys all over the country for sim training. I'm curious if there are any other 330 sims in the US? If so, why the headache over this. Obviously there is an additional cost if we don't own the sim but the cost of displacing and paying for moves to DTW and MSP from ATL may make that additional cost pale in comparison. Also, if the rumor of additional 330s becomes reality, they should surely price in sim time as part of the deal.
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 718374)
Jeesh, it is like a Black Eyed Peas song, the verse is very repetitive.
Rather than move thousands of pilots for a matter of months, it seems management would take the DH hit, or find other ways to minimize the disruption. My concern is that after SOC management has what it wants from us and the gloves come off. Anyone notice traffic stats reported to the DOT for NWA and DAL through October? NWA block is way down. Is that being observed by crew utilization, or is this some aberration due to the way Delta reports? In very rough numbers it reads like NWA is off 25% YOY and Delta is off 6% (with a large increase over the Pacific). |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 718377)
Do you really want to give money to LCC?
I mean we give money to Mesa, cover flight snafus for Eagle and funded Mulin and Burn's bankruptcy proof gilded retirements. We saved AirTran by piling in with a hedge fund and wrote off that investment which now profitably competes against us with 100 seat jets and a cost advantage. In the history of lousy investments, saving hundreds of pilots from forced displacements does not sound too bad. Ah heck, while we are at it, lets buy another twenty billion dollars worth of RJ's. |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 718374)
Jeesh, it is like a Black Eyed Peas song, the verse is very repetitive.
Rather than move thousands of pilots for a matter of months, it seems management would take the DH hit, or find other ways to minimize the disruption. My concern is that after SOC management has what it wants from us and the gloves come off. Anyone notice traffic stats reported to the DOT for NWA and DAL through October? NWA block is way down. Is that being observed by crew utilization, or is this some aberration due to the way Delta reports? In very rough numbers it reads like NWA is off 25% YOY and Delta is off 6% (with a large increase over the Pacific). |
Originally Posted by DAL4EVER
(Post 718347)
Sounds like something Lois Griffin would have made for Peter.
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Originally Posted by iceman49
(Post 718383)
Perhaps its the draw down in the 74-200 and the 9's.
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Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 718354)
Genius. I don't even need this but want it due to the brilliance.
Yea, the GF is scary smart. If she tells you you're an idiot, you should just walk over to the short bus and get on. Why she has anything to do with me is beyond reason, and so far, her only fault. Nu |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 718386)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Didn't we have some really big cargo airplanes that could go fetch a Sim from Manchester?
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Ice, the answer is No.
Bar, They want a sim they can count on. It will take time, and as you are getting ready to go to training on the baby bus the 330 will be AEed on the Aug AE and you will get to come back to ATL. It is short term. ATL will grow in the long term!! |
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