Unfortunately, they know if you are only there for a layover. It was a year ago that I was there for training. Sounds like it may have shut down since. Too bad, was a pretty good facility.

will they ever, especially if the 320 gets an ATL base, send one or more 88 sims to msp and 320s south. And do we have enough sims for the 88 if the fleet expands ever more?

I doubt it. It costs a lot to move a sim. JMO.

What Delta has done in every other merger is keep the training facilities open for a few years. Eventually they close them and move everything to Atlanta. I believe they have a lot of bays that are not in use and many have sims for equipment we no longer have. It does not make sense from a cost standpoint to run two training centers. They have made promises to MSP for the near term but long term I would not expect them to run two training centers.

Guys,

Thanks for the info. I will definitely check with the front desk/doorman and try to find a gym.

Scoop

I was just there for CQ and they were offering passes to the Y. The Lifetime Fitness was closed.

Sailing I don't doubt that a bit but in a way if everything is done on CD and the only thing you really do at the training center is the ftds and sims why go through the expense of making a move or dealing with 1 facility?

You could, like you said, move every MSP sim, once the 9 is retired, to ATL. There are I think 13 bays that are either opened or belong to MD11s and an L1011 and I think there are 12 sims in MSP (not including the 9).

But why? Delta of old maybe would've but this isn't necessarily Delta of old nor is the training system the same. But if it happens it happens, I just hope they get some lighting, paint, carpets and a clean up crew in OC1. The place is messy. 2 is better and 3 is fantastic, but 1... could use a little sprucing up.

Is there still a sim boxed up in ATL? There was one near the 88 sims when I was there in August not sure which type or even if it was an actual sim tho.

Another factor to consider is the availability of hotel rooms. We have been over on our allotted room count in ATL for months. I'm not sure the local ATL hotels are interested in doubling the number of pilots and FAs they would have to host if the MSP facility were closed.

Looks like the company finally realizes that they must do better during IROPS.