Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
09-23-2019, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by blue vortex
Did anybody attend Friday’s Atlanta base meeting. I saw Jim Graham was going to be there. Any tidbits from what he might’ve said?
I feel it was just an attempt to put out fires from this disaster of a summer (from pilot perspective). Expect ops as they have been as crew resources basically said they need to keep credit down and too bad so sad on your DH’s after a long day or crap trips. But hey, they emphasized safety so I guess they care.
09-23-2019, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaww
Nothing new. Exactly what’s been put out in weekly/monthly updates. Only real tidbit was confirmation of 900 pilots hired next year but he said he expects that number to be over 1000.
I feel it was just an attempt to put out fires from this disaster of a summer (from pilot perspective). Expect ops as they have been as crew resources basically said they need to keep credit down and too bad so sad on your DH’s after a long day or crap trips. But hey, they emphasized safety so I guess they care.
I feel it was just an attempt to put out fires from this disaster of a summer (from pilot perspective). Expect ops as they have been as crew resources basically said they need to keep credit down and too bad so sad on your DH’s after a long day or crap trips. But hey, they emphasized safety so I guess they care.
09-23-2019, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by blue vortex
Did anybody attend Friday’s Atlanta base meeting. I saw Jim Graham was going to be there. Any tidbits from what he might’ve said?
First, the company doesn't like two small fleet of large widebodies (777 and A350) so the company may address that in the near future with an wide body RFP. Second, aircraft deliveries are going to be 4% growth for domestic for the next 4 years (net, so that includes retirements) and 3% for the international.
They said the same thing about new hires - moving up some hiring from next year to this year, then probably 120 a month for the first six months, then slowing down for the last half of 2020, but still the same numbers Jaww said above.
09-23-2019, 08:47 AM
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Those growth numbers with compounding will require about 18% more pilots in the next 4 years if it’s airframes and block hours. That’s 2700 pilots on top of retirements. I suspect they were talking ASM growth. With the fleet upsizing going on that requires far fewer pilots.
09-23-2019, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Those growth numbers with compounding will require about 18% more pilots in the next 4 years if it’s airframes and block hours. That’s 2700 pilots on top of retirements. I suspect they were talking ASM growth. With the fleet upsizing going on that requires far fewer pilots.
09-23-2019, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I saw the one in AMS last week. Nothing outstanding, except two things.
First, the company doesn't like two small fleet of large widebodies (777 and A350) so the company may address that in the near future with an wide body RFP. Second, aircraft deliveries are going to be 4% growth for domestic for the next 4 years (net, so that includes retirements) and 3% for the international.
They said the same thing about new hires - moving up some hiring from next year to this year, then probably 120 a month for the first six months, then slowing down for the last half of 2020, but still the same numbers Jaww said above.
First, the company doesn't like two small fleet of large widebodies (777 and A350) so the company may address that in the near future with an wide body RFP. Second, aircraft deliveries are going to be 4% growth for domestic for the next 4 years (net, so that includes retirements) and 3% for the international.
They said the same thing about new hires - moving up some hiring from next year to this year, then probably 120 a month for the first six months, then slowing down for the last half of 2020, but still the same numbers Jaww said above.
09-23-2019, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I'm not sure if I was clear, but the growth I was posting about was airframe growth. It was laid out on a slide that had aircraft orders and breakdown of numbers of each fleet per year. The percentages weren't my estimation, it was straight from the powerpoint slide.
We have absolutely no control of the fleet plan other than SCOPE. All the postulating is useless and irrelevant, but highly entertaining.
09-23-2019, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
My cynicism tells me this will change if we are about to vote on a TA and that growth will all be dependent on it’s approval. We have absolutely no control of the fleet plan other than SCOPE. All the postulating is useless and irrelevant, but highly entertaining.
We have absolutely no control of the fleet plan other than SCOPE. All the postulating is useless and irrelevant, but highly entertaining.
09-23-2019, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blue vortex
Did anybody attend Friday’s Atlanta base meeting. I saw Jim Graham was going to be there. Any tidbits from what he might’ve said?
09-23-2019, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
My cynicism tells me this will change if we are about to vote on a TA and that growth will all be dependent on it’s approval. We have absolutely no control of the fleet plan other than SCOPE. All the postulating is useless and irrelevant, but highly entertaining.
We have absolutely no control of the fleet plan other than SCOPE. All the postulating is useless and irrelevant, but highly entertaining.Denny
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