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Professor 12-12-2009 08:33 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 725862)
How do you figure your getting kicked off the 400. Its a fenced aircraft so no DALS can bid or displace into that equipment. There are minimal displacements on the NWA side and they are almost all on the DC9 who could not displace your position with their seniority.

Dude, weren't there like 60 or so surpluses in the right seat of the 744???

I count that as getting kicked off.

Xray678 12-12-2009 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 725862)
How do you figure your getting kicked off the 400. Its a fenced aircraft so no DALS can bid or displace into that equipment. There are minimal displacements on the NWA side and they are almost all on the DC9 who could not displace your position with their seniority.

There are 63 displacements on the 744B in DTW.

Free Bird 12-12-2009 08:41 AM


Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 725844)
Wow. Looks like a RAW deal. Great.

Of course everyone on here is bickering about North South me me me mode, naturally.

This Open Skies thing is HUGE for Delta. Or rather could be a huge problem, but most are only concerned with the AE.

Im a bit surprised by the lack of interest on this?

tsquare 12-12-2009 08:45 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 725862)
How do you figure your getting kicked off the 400. Its a fenced aircraft so no DALS can bid or displace into that equipment. There are minimal displacements on the NWA side and they are almost all on the DC9 who could not displace your position with their seniority.

I don't think I would call 63 of 253 744 FO displacements "minimal"...

johnso29 12-12-2009 08:59 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 725862)
How do you figure your getting kicked off the 400. Its a fenced aircraft so no DALS can bid or displace into that equipment. There are minimal displacements on the NWA side and they are almost all on the DC9 who could not displace your position with their seniority.

I'm guessing it's becuase of the surplus of 744 FO's in DTW.

johnso29 12-12-2009 09:01 AM


Originally Posted by Free Bird (Post 725872)
Of course everyone on here is bickering about North South me me me mode, naturally.

This Open Skies thing is HUGE for Delta. Or rather could be a huge problem, but most are only concerned with the AE.

Im a bit surprised by the lack of interest on this?


I'm hoping it'll all shake out in a good way for us, but just looking at the press release it looks like we may come out the worst.:(

newKnow 12-12-2009 09:02 AM


Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 725865)
Yeah well unfortunately the other mantra that seems firmly entrenched in ATL is "What are you willing to give up for..." So I'll be shocked if this policy changes before the returns of the dinosaurs. (Not the DC9 version :D)

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the company came to us to negotiate improvements to the crappy contract we were working under, just a few summers ago when things aaah weren't working out for them. After that, 50% pay for deadheads? Gone. Flying 95+ hours a month. Gone.

Maybe we can get some things "gone," too. (without giving anything up) :D

New K Now

Ad Lib 12-12-2009 09:03 AM

Free Bird,

I think it is a matter of prioritization. We're trying to figure out the recall items for the immediate "forced displacement, divert to other than planned destination" before we deal with the "volcanic ash from international eruption" threat that's on the horizon.

Along those lines, now that we've all said "OH CRAP!" and Canceled the warning, can we exchange information useful for dealing with this checklist? There are a lot of us that have never done this before, who planned our lives to avoid it, but now we have to deal with it.

Since it looks like future bids will make any quick moves look long term stupid, what about intel on commuting to the junior bases:

(1) Are there quick convenient hotels with transport near DTW / MSP / NYC / MEM ?
(2) Approximate cost ?
(3) Current and Former Commuters, can you tell us your strategies? Go in the day before? How much of a pad do you give yourself going from one base to another? Do you call and reserve the JS the second you can & when is that?
(4) What's DC9 / MD88 / A320 training like?

INAV8OR 12-12-2009 09:15 AM

On FOM news, Call in Honest lives on. FOM Chapter 11 section 5. Looks like something from old NW makes the grade with delta.

Check Essential 12-12-2009 09:25 AM


Originally Posted by Ad Lib (Post 725890)
Since it looks like future bids will make any quick moves look long term stupid, what about intel on commuting to the junior bases:

The commuter chokepoints are going to shift after this bid. Atlanta is going to become a lot harder to get in and out of because the number of commuters is going to increase dramatically after all the displacements out of Atlanta.
Reference DFW. ATL will be the new commuting nightmare.


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