Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-05-2020 | 08:14 PM
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Short term we are gonna go through some tough times but I am starting to believe that we truly have been built better than other airlines to withstand this and I think a year from now going into summer 2021 we are gonna he full steam ahead
05-06-2020 | 03:14 AM
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Wouldn't this be a good time for the company to diversify its portfolio? I know they probably don't want to layout the cash now but what would be the cost versus payback on making some of the 757s and 767s cargo aircraft instead of sending them to be beer cans? We have the aircraft, crews and maintenance. We've worked with these aircraft for years and cargo seems to be a never ending need. I know, don't say it. Somehow there is plenty of money in cargo for operators like Atlas etc. The pax side can grow through new aircraft when demand comes back.
05-06-2020 | 04:48 AM
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Makes sense. Devil’s Advocate argument now. Wouldn’t now be the exact time to spin up logistically to capture the market and gain market share? Get ahead of the wait and see leaders. It’s always easier to do nothing.
05-06-2020 | 05:26 AM
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It seems like having a handful of converted jets would be a good hedge. Full disclosure, I'm a pilot.
05-06-2020 | 06:16 AM
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As an FYI follow up to. this post.
The answer is YES I get the extra 4 hours of pay! I emailed the Dalpa Training Committee and, after a little back and forth, the upshot is both myself and my Seattle based FO got the extra 4 hours of pay added to our time cards today. Thanks to JC on the Training Committee!
Denny
The answer is YES I get the extra 4 hours of pay! I emailed the Dalpa Training Committee and, after a little back and forth, the upshot is both myself and my Seattle based FO got the extra 4 hours of pay added to our time cards today. Thanks to JC on the Training Committee!
Denny
Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me...
Denny
05-06-2020 | 08:45 AM
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I was told no....
As an FYI follow up to. this post.
The answer is YES I get the extra 4 hours of pay! I emailed the Dalpa Training Committee and, after a little back and forth, the upshot is both myself and my Seattle based FO got the extra 4 hours of pay added to our time cards today. Thanks to JC on the Training Committee!
Denny
The answer is YES I get the extra 4 hours of pay! I emailed the Dalpa Training Committee and, after a little back and forth, the upshot is both myself and my Seattle based FO got the extra 4 hours of pay added to our time cards today. Thanks to JC on the Training Committee!
Denny
05-06-2020 | 08:51 AM
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On the upside....
Well seems I have to backpedal on this answer. I just got an email today saying the company is now denying the 4 hours because the sim was for re-establishing recency and not maintaining recency......at least that’s what I got from it.
Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me...
Denny
Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me...
Denny
05-06-2020 | 09:25 AM
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It would be at least a year if not more before we could complete a cargo conversion for a aircraft. In the end we might wind up competing with ourselves. In order to justify a dedicated freighter you need enough demand where the passenger aircraft are maxed out for belly freight and you can fill the freighter.
05-06-2020 | 10:43 AM
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05-06-2020 | 09:16 PM
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It would be at least a year if not more before we could complete a cargo conversion for a aircraft. In the end we might wind up competing with ourselves. In order to justify a dedicated freighter you need enough demand where the passenger aircraft are maxed out for belly freight and you can fill the freighter.
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