Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-06-2010 | 05:35 PM
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Wait, I know what this pic means... Delta will bend but not break.... Or we will be pushed til we break... I'm scared.
04-06-2010 | 05:37 PM
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Some good stuff in there
1) I am sure we will get more 777's
2) Maybe. A fleet of 25 is the ideal fleet for marketing to optimize profit on the 744
3) Might be linked to the Freedom settlement. I know they were looking at adding them out there. The rest of it was tied to JAL. I see increased DFW flying in a big way, but I think they have opted out of a mainline base for the near future.
4)
Flows and recalls first. Aug to early 2011. Oil price will determine when.
5) Maybe maybe not, some call it the MD-90.
I could post more, but that is good enough for now.
1) I am sure we will get more 777's
2) Maybe. A fleet of 25 is the ideal fleet for marketing to optimize profit on the 744
3) Might be linked to the Freedom settlement. I know they were looking at adding them out there. The rest of it was tied to JAL. I see increased DFW flying in a big way, but I think they have opted out of a mainline base for the near future.
4)
Flows and recalls first. Aug to early 2011. Oil price will determine when.5) Maybe maybe not, some call it the MD-90.
I could post more, but that is good enough for now.
Come on ACL, if you have something you need to at least give some hints. I hope some of this comes true. It seems in line with what could happen. It makes sense that we would get something in the form of lift from boeing, whether it's a sweet lease or something free who knows. Any info on the AE numbers, base openings, etc...?
04-06-2010 | 05:38 PM
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04-06-2010 | 05:41 PM
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The jumpseat was high cost because it was personal with Ron Allen.
He hated pilots. It was not "just business" for him. It was personal.
Denying the jumpseat was his little power play. (among others)
My theory?
Ron Allen had a very small Johnson and spent his whole life compensating.
The only good thing that happened in bankruptcy was that we were able to dump most of his lifetime perks.
He hated pilots. It was not "just business" for him. It was personal.
Denying the jumpseat was his little power play. (among others)
My theory?
Ron Allen had a very small Johnson and spent his whole life compensating.
The only good thing that happened in bankruptcy was that we were able to dump most of his lifetime perks.
04-06-2010 | 05:41 PM
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From: Guppy Commander
Anyone in the know want to comment on validity of following I heard on my last trip:
1. Goal of DAL is in the neighborhood of 50 777s by 2016
2. 10 more 747-4s coming in next year and a half due to 787 delay..there were other aircraft in this payment for delay but i don't remember the exact numbers
3. One of our DCI carriers, out of the 13 million outstanding DCI carriers, will be opening a DFW base to feed increase in flying out of there. AF may bring back the international flight out of there too and (drumroll)....Delta to ASIA out of DFW? maybe done via DFW to LAX or SEA though.
4. Hiring 400 to start in the fall.
5. Delta has made their order for the 100 seater.
1. Goal of DAL is in the neighborhood of 50 777s by 2016
2. 10 more 747-4s coming in next year and a half due to 787 delay..there were other aircraft in this payment for delay but i don't remember the exact numbers
3. One of our DCI carriers, out of the 13 million outstanding DCI carriers, will be opening a DFW base to feed increase in flying out of there. AF may bring back the international flight out of there too and (drumroll)....Delta to ASIA out of DFW? maybe done via DFW to LAX or SEA though.
4. Hiring 400 to start in the fall.
5. Delta has made their order for the 100 seater.
04-06-2010 | 05:43 PM
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Some good stuff in there
1) I am sure we will get more 777's
2) Maybe. A fleet of 25 is the ideal fleet for marketing to optimize profit on the 744
3) Might be linked to the Freedom settlement. I know they were looking at adding them out there. The rest of it was tied to JAL. I see increased DFW flying in a big way, but I think they have opted out of a mainline base for the near future.
4) Flows and recalls first. Aug to early 2011. Oil price will determine when.
5) Maybe maybe not, some call it the MD-90.
I could post more, but that is good enough for now.
1) I am sure we will get more 777's
2) Maybe. A fleet of 25 is the ideal fleet for marketing to optimize profit on the 744
3) Might be linked to the Freedom settlement. I know they were looking at adding them out there. The rest of it was tied to JAL. I see increased DFW flying in a big way, but I think they have opted out of a mainline base for the near future.
4)
Flows and recalls first. Aug to early 2011. Oil price will determine when.5) Maybe maybe not, some call it the MD-90.
I could post more, but that is good enough for now.
Why stop at 5 tibits? 10 is a nice round number...keep it coming!
04-06-2010 | 05:46 PM
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The smaller flying is for CAL leaving Skyteam. Larger gauge would have been to feed international flights. That said, you may see a few international flights out of Texas. There are a few by other Skyteam airlines now. Those may increase as the flying picks up.
I still expect you will see DFW-LGA and other key cities on a MD-90 or similar aircraft going forward. The smaller flying will help feed those flights.
04-06-2010 | 05:50 PM
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Come on ACL, if you have something you need to at least give some hints. I hope some of this comes true. It seems in line with what could happen. It makes sense that we would get something in the form of lift from boeing, whether it's a sweet lease or something free who knows. Any info on the AE numbers, base openings, etc...?
04-06-2010 | 05:50 PM
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The smaller flying is for CAL leaving Skyteam. Larger gauge would have been to feed international flights. That said, you may see a few international flights out of Texas. There are a few by other Skyteam airlines now. Those may increase as the flying picks up.
I still expect you will see DFW-LGA and other key cities on a MD-90 or similar aircraft going forward. The smaller flying will help feed those flights.
I still expect you will see DFW-LGA and other key cities on a MD-90 or similar aircraft going forward. The smaller flying will help feed those flights.
04-06-2010 | 05:51 PM
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From: SLC 767ER Captain
Wave’s 3 cents worth Opinion: Communist Air has proudly shown what they are made of. They have deliberately, conscientiously, and boldly let their selfish goals be known. Temporarily hiring Delta furloughees would have cost them nothing. The good will it would have created would have been a feather in their cap. Instead, it is a feather they can stick where the sun doesn’t shine. Do I sound bitter? I hope so. I wasn’t a furloughee, but unlike CA guys, I do feel their pain. Later,Waves
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