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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 890503)

Reducing your dept position does many things. Of course it would allow an outright acquisition if needed. It also allows lots of money to be put on A/C deposits.

I think the company is exploring so many options right now. We need younger NB's, but viable replacements don't exist. A merger with AS or HA would help, but we will need an order soon IMO.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 890531)

I grew up in ATL. And UGA suuucked for many years, yet you would have thought that they won the National Championship every year given my peers in school (and neighbors).

Even funnier looking back on it.

Stewart Mandell:

In all my travels, I'm not sure I've ever come across a fan base whose self-perception is so far from reality. Georgia fashions itself a national power in the vein of Ohio State, USC, et. al., based primarily off one glorious three-year run 30 years ago with Herschel Walker (and some kick-butt years in the 1940s). Prior to this season, the Dawgs under Richt had vastly outperformed their historical "equilibrium," and in fact Richt's career winning percentage (.752) is the highest in school history (not counting Bobby Winston's lone 5-1 season in 1894).

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz111U7kkY0

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 890532)

I think the company is exploring so many options right now. We need younger NB's, but viable replacements don't exist. A merger with AS or HA would help, but we will need an order soon IMO.

Why not more A319s and A320s?

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 890537)

Why not more A319s and A320s?

Simply because we need more 7ER's in NYC....:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by FlyingViking (Post 890540)

Simply because we need more 7ER's in NYC....:rolleyes:

What then about the 764s from uCAL?

Someone explained to me btw why CAL can fly a 752, 753, 762 and 764 as one category and its because their aircraft are newer and the PFDs have tapes. But I don't think UAL's have the tapes. Not sure, maybe someone knows?

But if you have to seperate the categories and you're not a fan of the airplane anyways and you're about to have a fleet full of 777s... why not sell that odd ball aircraft to your competitor who also happens to be the only airline who operates the type other than you?

Or should we get as many 777s as we can given its capabilities? I mean we seem to fly 763s to where others fly 777s.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 890518)

Well, I grew up hating the Cowboys. But next year I might be cheering for them if they replace their (wannabe famous date any Hollywood blonde I can and vacation on a bye week in Mexico) QB with the Cam Newton who I'd suspect, and history shows one ought to strike while the iron is hot, be in the upcoming draft.

I wonder if ESPN is going to have to ask the coaches to take some extra timeouts at the end to get their tv timeouts in? :eek:

I'm with ya:

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/temp-137.jpg

Now think about it. A C-130J-30. You board people into a pressurized pallet, you drive it to remote parking where the airplane awaits. You load it on. Off you go. When you come back to the hub they just roll off the current pallet and load the next, therein allowing 10 minute turns at the hub. Don't even shut down, just go, refuel in the air. When someone asks did you get your WDR you're response is "if you were able to close the door then I don't need a WDR."

I can't post attachments on here, I guess only soft-porn and photos of Brett Pharvre (sp?) are allowed. Anyway, here is one Delta new hire airplane choice of 1970... Bring your Harley, ride it up the ramp and enjoy the sightseeing below the rim of the Grand Canyon. All True.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta...c32deaf17c9609

Post it if ya can.

Clamp edit:

fixed it for you: right click, go to properties and copy and paste the address with .jpg or whatever instead of the standard URL. And here it is (can't help but laugh at the feathered prop...):

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../2/1327268.jpg

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 890406)

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/temp-139.jpg

Are you a carney?

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Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 890564)

Are you a carney?

No, not a carney, I am just a maddog FO at home, on reserve, sitting short call:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BX2aSG8RqE...+Underwear.png

The best part about the C-130 evidently, from that picture, is when you shut down you could say feather 1 and 3 this time, no wait, 2 and 4, or just 3, or 2... just 2.

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 890532)

I think the company is exploring so many options right now. We need younger NB's, but viable replacements don't exist. A merger with AS or HA would help, but we will need an order soon IMO.

Yes, by buying another airline you are buying preexisting airframes and leases. We do not want to do what AMR is doing and buy a fleet a spanking new 73N's that in reality can and probably will fly to 2050. We want something we can dump in the next 15-20 years. Anything used in the NB market that compliments what we have fits in to that.