Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 925734)

This is not quite correct. If you get a chance ask to speak with a station manager at a consolidated station. You will learn that we charge DCI for every single service we provide. Its a huge profit source for the mainline. If the CLT station sprays the frost off the wings of a ASA jet in the morning they are charged 750.00 dollars. They are charged for every departure for the agents time. They are charged for baggage handling and all other services. By consolidating they have reduced the overall head count at many stations. They plug the DCI flights in between mainline flights when workers were watching TV In the lounges and then they charge the DCI airlines for everything we do. This has a substantial positive effect on the bottom line at many stations.
If you bring the flying back to the mainline you lose that revenue stream. If anything the consolidation may have shifted the cost equation more in favor if keeping the flying at DCI.

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 925664)

No response from Tim to my letter either.

Carl

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 925731)

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) -- Russia's gold-medal celebration went into overtime. And that prevented them from boarding their flight Thursday morning, a day after they won the World Junior Hockey Championships.

About 30 members of the Russian contingent were asked to get off a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight to Atlanta after boarding for takeoff early Thursday morning, an airport spokesman said.

"To ensure the safe operation of the flight, the crew of Flight 1266 denied boarding to 30 passengers who were traveling together and displaying unruly behavior," Delta spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott said. "The passengers are being rebooked on a future flight."

Russia overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period to stun Canada 5-3 in the gold-medal game Wednesday night. It was the country's first gold medal since 2003.

An hour and a half after the upset win, several Russian coaches and trainers came on the ice -- one holding a bottle of Crown Royal Canadian whisky and others sipping from paper cups -- to pose for pictures in front of the scoreboard that had been lowered to ice level after the game.

The players, all 20 years old or younger, had left the ice.

Buffalo Niagara International Airport spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer said after leaving the flight, the group headed to the baggage terminal to collect their belongings, which were taken off the plane.

Tournament officials had no immediate comment.

The Russians enjoyed a wild on-ice celebration once the final horn sounded, players throwing their gloves and sticks in the air as they jumped off the bench to mob goalie Igor Bobkov.

The celebration eventually spilled over into the media interview area, where team captain Vladimir Tarasenko and teammate Yevgeni Kuznetsov hugged and chanted "We're champions! We're champions."

The Russians proved to be the comeback kids during the 11-day tournament. They reached the final by overcoming third-period deficits to win their previous two games.

They weren't counted among the favorites in a tournament that featured Canada and the defending champion United States. Russia was also coming off an embarrassing sixth-place finish last year.

Associated Press Sports Writer John Wawrow contributed to this report.

Originally Posted by exeagle (Post 925803)

Download Internet explorer version 6 and authorware

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 925811)

Even on a Windows system I had errors associated with launching the CD.

Originally Posted by sevenfiveseven (Post 925819)

CD or downloaded file?

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver (Post 925754)

If you get serious about bidding the 9, I think the suggestion to ride the jump seat is a good one. If you want to come ride my jump seat sometime, PM me.