Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-23-2011, 06:52 PM
Da Hudge
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Originally Posted by 1234
Well, on the 320 there are only 9 pairings in Feb that have a DH into ATL, and at least twice as many that dh out of ATL. Does that mean the base is going to be pretty small?
No... it just means it's an unreliable method.
01-23-2011, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Oooppss...check that, Jets just scored to close it to 24-10. Still a game. Pack beat the Jets earlier this year in NY. Lost a great game to Pittsburgh last year in Pittsburgh. Should be fun.
PS Just checked Super Bowl tickets on StubHub. They start at $3800 per. Don't think my current FO pay can meet that.
PS Just checked Super Bowl tickets on StubHub. They start at $3800 per. Don't think my current FO pay can meet that.
You. Me. A wager.
Beers on me if Steelers lose. Beers on you if the Packers lose.(when our paths cross.)
01-23-2011, 07:44 PM
seeing the large hubs...
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Originally Posted by scambo1
I am not an expert, but am pretty sure a large number of the LGA slots are dedicated to certain cities, like a hold over from old mail contracts and (I forget what you call it) the gov't subsidized small city air service.
Someone was mentioning Essential Air Service (EAS) - completely separate. EAS routes are subsidized routes to very small towns (places used to be like Watertown, NY, Saranac, NY, etc) but none of the routes link to LGA. Watertown's link to the outside world is via Cape Air's Cessna-402 service to Albany, NY. Not a big market... None connect to LGA. In fact, a number of the EAS routes connect to DTW.
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01-23-2011, 08:19 PM
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01-23-2011, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DeadHead
So what's the over-under on the NYC Slot Swap agreement coming out in the next week or two?
If DAL/LLC are talking with the DOT/DOJ, as advertised in the media, I would think that they may be close to coming to some sort of compromise.
If DAL/LLC are talking with the DOT/DOJ, as advertised in the media, I would think that they may be close to coming to some sort of compromise.
01-24-2011, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
The "compromise" is probably how much charity we will be forced to gift SWA and maybe JB (but mostly SWA). They are "most favored nation" in this deal IMHO.
It still is funny to me that a deal to swap landing slots came under more scrutiny than two major legacy carriers merging as a direct result of the merger being more willing to appease the SWA gods.
Glad we pushed back on this, hopefully it gets resolved within reason.
01-24-2011, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Oooppss...check that, Jets just scored to close it to 24-10. Still a game. Pack beat the Jets earlier this year in NY. Lost a great game to Pittsburgh last year in Pittsburgh. Should be fun.
PS Just checked Super Bowl tickets on StubHub. They start at $3800 per. Don't think my current FO pay can meet that.
PS Just checked Super Bowl tickets on StubHub. They start at $3800 per. Don't think my current FO pay can meet that.
01-24-2011, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 1234
Well, on the 320 there are only 9 pairings in Feb that have a DH into ATL, and at least twice as many that dh out of ATL. Does that mean the base is going to be pretty small?
Look at the parings that do a significant flying out of ATL. Many of then have DH's in the paring. Point is that if they can relocate a category and save on those DH's it is a savings of not just money but pilot positions.
As for the size of these rumored categories, who knows. The 320 does a ton of NYC flying too, but there is not talk of a base up there. It all comes down to the most efficient place for a crew to start and end a trip.
01-24-2011, 04:20 AM
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Boston Crew Base
I do alot of shuttle flying since I live in Boston and some trips end with a dh. We need a BOS 320 base to cover the shuttle. The lack of reserve's causes sched to use pilots who are blockholder's to be abused my adding turns down to LGA. Doesn't seem like a big deal except most pilot's miss their commutes home. Does sched ever call you with changes or are you suppose to constantly check your sched on the computer?
01-24-2011, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by flh57
I do alot of shuttle flying since I live in Boston and some trips end with a dh. We need a BOS 320 base to cover the shuttle. The lack of reserve's causes sched to use pilots who are blockholder's to be abused my adding turns down to LGA. Doesn't seem like a big deal except most pilot's miss their commutes home. Does sched ever call you with changes or are you suppose to constantly check your sched on the computer?
With all this talk about needing more A320 bases it appears to me we need more 320s...I am all for it.
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