When we scrap a 9 or 757 or 88, do we give up the parts or do we keep the reusable parts?

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Jennifer Sutherland, 46, a gymnastics coach and Cedar Grove native now living in Clarksville, Ohio, was among the thousands of air travelers whose flights were canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport after the Dec. 26 blizzard. Sutherland has no way of knowing if the tarmac rule came into play in her case, but she was angry that airlines could be canceling flights as an easy, sure way to eliminate their risk of penalties.
"The airlines are saving the massive fines from the tarmac rule and at the same time forcing passengers into the impossible situation of waiting days or weeks to re-book or simply purchase another ticket," she said.


FTB,


Are you surprised that she has contorted the facts and logic of the rule? After all, she is a gymnastics coach. :D


Scoop

Actually, I kind of am intrigued by what she said. "The airlines are saving on massive fines." I guess they're massive fines that we should be paying because obviously the airlines are making way more than $27,500/pax per flight in profit!

Or we should fix our problems and not cancel flights because it's obviously our problem and we should be forced to pay those fines until we get our act together.

Or better yet, we make money when we don't fly. Which could've been very true for SWA in years past as excellent heating oil brokers.

Totally intrigued.

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I don't know if that's it. It seems like they have a similar ratio of spares as any other fleet. And from what the fNWA guys have told me, the airplane just didn't break all that much prior to the merger. In my limited experience, it seems that they usually have had the part needed... and when necessary, they often find us another airplane. But it still results in significant maintenance delays at a much higher rate than I've previously experienced on any aircraft at any of my three airlines. My understanding is that these maintenance delays and/or cancellations didn't happen as much prior to the merger.

-10 man points for posting a Glee picture.

Through process of elimination, the only other reasonable explanation is that it has something to do with DAL-S pilots flying 'em. :)

What do you guys think Delta will do with all the money they're making by saving on the massive fines?

Boeing focusing on twin-aisle concept for 737 replacement; will be announced by Paris Air Show | ATW Online

What airlines want...

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What Boeing should do...

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What Boeing will probably give us...

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-20 man points for knowing what Glee is. :)

Um... well...

HA! YEAH! Who's Glee? I was just looking for a picture of a tough high school coach. ;)

Yeah. Give me my 10 points back.