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Old 08-20-2010 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
Many have said that since the 777 and 744 has the same number of ships, the fences should come down.
Originally Posted by Check Essential
Equal number of jets and equal pay rates.
The fences are rather pointless.
All they do is force more pilots to commute.
Psychologically though, they make some people feel "super premium".
HEY!! Don't you go ruining my 744B plans with logic & sensible debates!!!
Old 08-20-2010 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralphie
sure you're gonna be on reserve? seems like there will be a lot of new hires going there. Had a friend in the next to last class put in a 70% "hold a line" qualifier on the last bid and got it, so you may not be on reserve very long.

i am in the 88 now but i am going to the ER MSP and I will be on reserve, at least until they put newhires in the ER during next years hiring wave
Old 08-20-2010 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
What I take from what FtB wrote is this. A investor used the sector and wider market pressures to put a "Put" in. Simply it is a bet against the future.
Not quite, Mr. Wizard. In fact he did just the opposite. He SOLD 8000 puts and bought 4000 calls. He makes money if the stock goes up and gets his head handed to him if it keeps going down.
Old 08-20-2010 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JABDIP
The big picture. The above kind of thinking kills me. Because we have a fence we can not get any more 777 or 747s. Who cares. The best movement for the entire pilot group is a new ship at the top pay scale. That opens seat all the way down the food chain. Who would most likely bid the 747A seat? Probably a 330A guy, now who can bid that seat??? Who will probably bid a 777A seat? Probably a 765A guy and now who can bid that seat? In the interest of keeping peace, there is a lot of validity to keeping the 747 around until the fences come down. .
I'd love to see more of either type, note that I said at least 16 of each. I understand completely that more jets at the top rate is good for all of us. However, I don't expect there to be any negotiating capital spent on separating the pay rates for the two jets until the fences come down. Not saying that's the right answer, just saying that's what I expect.
Old 08-20-2010 | 10:54 AM
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Delta Air Lines is adding new seasonal flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancun, Mexico.

The airline is offering the flights on Feb. 19, 2011. Delta will offer the flights on a MD-88 aircraft. The regional plane will have 14 seats in First Class and 128 seats in Economy. Ticket sales for the new Cancun flights will begin Saturday, Aug. 21 via delta.com and other ticketing channels.

Flight 521 will depart San Antonio on Saturdays at 7:45 a.m. The plane will arrive in Cancun at 10:05 a.m. Flight 570 will depart Cancun on Saturdays at 10:55 a.m. and arrive back in San Antonio at 1:30 p.m.

Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) provides service to 367 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Delta offers more than 13,000 daily flights.


Read more: Delta launching new service from San Antonio to Cancun in 2011 - San Antonio Business Journal
Old 08-20-2010 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Pro Fessional
Not quite, Mr. Wizard. In fact he did just the opposite. He SOLD 8000 puts and bought 4000 calls. He makes money if the stock goes up and gets his head handed to him if it keeps going down.
Correct. It is a bet against the future. It is a positive bet, but a bet none the less.

I guess the word "against" gives the incorrect connotation. What you state is what I was inferring.

It is as you say, a bet that the price at the call point will be higher.

So thanks for the kind words.

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Old 08-20-2010 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by vprMatrix
Delta Air Lines is adding new seasonal flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancun, Mexico.

The airline is offering the flights on Feb. 19, 2011. Delta will offer the flights on a MD-88 aircraft. The regional plane will have 14 seats in First Class and 128 seats in Economy. Ticket sales for the new Cancun flights will begin Saturday, Aug. 21 via delta.com and other ticketing channels.

Flight 521 will depart San Antonio on Saturdays at 7:45 a.m. The plane will arrive in Cancun at 10:05 a.m. Flight 570 will depart Cancun on Saturdays at 10:55 a.m. and arrive back in San Antonio at 1:30 p.m.

Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) provides service to 367 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Delta offers more than 13,000 daily flights.


Read more: Delta launching new service from San Antonio to Cancun in 2011 - San Antonio Business Journal

You saw that too. I just laughed. I guess it is true, the Region like most RJ's is North America.
Old 08-20-2010 | 11:54 AM
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I would be very careful of using your passes for business. Just sayin.....

I would go read DAL's non-rev policy and then think of what you suggest.

If anything I would go to the ticket counter and ask them if they can upgrade a fellow employee and serviceman.

Also don't you get FC for travel over 11 hrs door to door? I know other government agencies do.
Old 08-20-2010 | 11:58 AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unemployment fell in fewer states in July than in the previous three months, a sign that the pace of job growth has slowed.

The jobless rate dropped in 18 states and Washington, D.C. last month, the Labor Department said Friday. It rose in 14 states and stayed the same in 18. That's a slowdown from the past three months when unemployment fell in more than 30 states.

Nationwide, the unemployment rate remained stuck at 9.5 percent in July.

The report suggests many states are seeing less improvement in the job market than earlier this year. But there were positive signs that indicate the recovery hasn't stalled out.

Thirty-seven states saw job gains in July, an improvement from June but below the 41 states that gained jobs in May. That occurred even as many states lost temporary census jobs. Overall, 143,000 census jobs across the country ended in July. Private employers, meanwhile, added 71,000 jobs last month.

Job market improvement "is slow, but it's still moving in the right direction," said Steve Cochrane, an economist at Moody's Analytics.

There were some bright spots in the Northeast. New York and Massachusetts reported strong job gains. Massachusetts added 19,200 private-sector jobs, the largest monthly gain in more than 20 years.

The increases in Massachusetts were broad-based. They included 6,100 new jobs in hotels and restaurants, 1,600 additional jobs in retail and 2,800 new jobs in manufacturing.

The state was one of the first to see its housing sector slump, Cochrane said, and may now be exiting the downturn earlier than other states. Still, Massachusetts' unemployment rate was 9 percent in July, the same as in June.

New York added 29,000 private-sector jobs, the largest gain since April 2005
. The state reported more jobs in leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, construction and professional and business services.

Several midwest states reported large job increases in manufacturing. Increasing industrial output has powered the recovery in the past year. Automakers in particular have boosted production after many car dealers cleared their lots during last year's Cash for Clunkers program.

Michigan reported a jump of 27,800 new jobs in July, most of them in manufacturing. But that figure was likely inflated by General Motors' decision last month to forgo its usual summer shutdown to retool its factories for the upcoming model year. That reduced layoffs at the company and for many of its suppliers in July.

Indiana, Illinois and Ohio also posted job gains in manufacturing.

But the boost in manufacturing jobs may fade soon, Cochrane said. Many companies have finished rebuilding inventories that were pared back during the recession. Retailers and other companies now have their inventories more in line with sales. That means that unless sales pick up, less production will be needed in the second half of this year.

Nevada posted the nation's highest unemployment rate for the third straight month, at 14.3 percent. It took the top spot from Michigan, which held it for four years, in May. Michigan's rate, the second highest, fell slightly to 13.1 percent from 13.2 percent in June. California posted the third-highest rate, at 12.3 percent, the same as the previous month.

The states with the lowest jobless rates last month were North Dakota, at 3.6 percent; South Dakota, at 4.4 percent; and Nebraska, at 4.7 percent
Old 08-20-2010 | 12:01 PM
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ACL's advice is very good. This is a public forum. I addition I would remind everyone who is a Delta employee about Delta's policy on posting on the internet if it regards the company. I have heard through the grapevine that some posts have attracted attention. I hope there is no follow up because I have read many posts that are clearly in violation. If you want to slam Delta online I would do it on the Dalpa forum that is not public. Delta has used forum posts before to go after pilots. Be careful and think about what you say.
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