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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 751763)

And speaking of that, do you think the moderators would allow me to make this Tsquares avatar without his permission?

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Super Man

Still looking for a topless picture of Lane Kiffin, not his wife, the coach himself. Thats the only thing I think T would hate more.

i see underboob.....:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 751778)

i see underboob.....:rolleyes:

I agree. If you don't get banned again for this, then that's a total double standard....;)

Nu

I read earlier that we had $1.4 billion in fuel hedge losses. Was that for the quarter? How much longer are we going to write down fuel hedge losses? I thought we were done with that.?!:mad:

Denny

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 751786)

I read earlier that we had $1.4 billion in fuel hedge losses. Was that for the quarter? How much longer are we going to write down fuel hedge losses? I thought we were done with that.?!:mad:

Denny

The real question is what is profit sharing based on? Can they keep writing down costs to conceal the profits so as to not have to pay out? Honest question as I'm not sure how it works.

Delta's net loss was $25 million, or $0.03 per share, for the December 2009 quarter.

Delta's net loss for 2009 was $1.2 billion, including $169 million in special items. Excluding special items and $1.4 billion of fuel hedge losses, Delta's net profit for 2009 was $291 million.

Delta ended 2009 with $5.4 billion in unrestricted liquidity, a $400 million increase year over year.

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Originally Posted by NWA320pilot (Post 751505)

Land the bus like any other plane..... Close to the ground (don't remember how high) it changes to a landing event and the all flight controls are just like any airplane, displacement of the stick cause proprtional movement of the control surfaces.

That's not completely true. There is not a direct relationship between the stick and the flight controls until the airplane is on the ground in normal law.

Super,

Yeah, I read what you posted on the other thread and the fuel hedge write off among the other stuff just stuck out. You're right, that profit sharing question is the real question. My cynical (realistic) side is coming thru saying we all know the answer to it!!:mad:

Denny

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 751576)

I couldn't disagree more. King did something that I've never seen on these boards. He tried to stop a debate by saying "management knows who all you guys are...and you are about to learn a painful lesson that you'll never forget, etc." Complete threatening BS, but it sure has worked for the folks on this thread.

So there it is, the answer to the question that I've asked twice, which was: is there EVER a time where the majority of DAL pilots would use a self help weapon against their own management team? The answer is not only a resounding no, but apparently all it takes is a few posts from an anonymous internet character to stop any debate on the subject.

So I wish you all the best folks. Continue to discuss whether management will buy more airplanes, or hire more pilots. But most importantly, pray that management is always nice to us. Because in my opinion, this pilot group does not have the will to fight management if that's what it comes to.

Maybe I'm just too old and have fought too many battles against management, but it seems to me that our current crop of leaders have a profound fear of fighting. They simply cannot accept the possibility of a negative consequence. But they can't outwardly discuss how afraid they are to fight, so they develop terms like: "a cooperative relationship with management." That sounds so much better than the real truth. Only time will tell whether this experiment will work. My opinion - no way.

Best to all,

Carl

Carl;

They do know who ppl are, and the opinions on here are noted. They can also effect outcomes.

Anybody know if there is a non-rev line to list on USAir flights or jumpseats, or is it just a walk-up deal?

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 751763)

And to think I was starting to like you... But hat picture of Tebow is just... ewwwwwww Something a 14 year old girl would have on her closet door.

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 751802)

Carl;

They do know who ppl are, and the opinions on here are noted. They can also effect outcomes.

I hope I haven't posted anything incriminating. I wouldn't want to lose my dream job over a message board. A lot of my posts were posted in good fun.