Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-24-2009, 08:06 PM
#6711
Can't abide NAI
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Posts: 12,014
Agree.......In fact, had an American guy in the Jet Lag in Narita lament how they wonder what will become of them now that we are together. He said we sit better than anyone in the industry in his opinion. He said, "I wish we could have gotten together with NWA first, it would have been a great airline too". I kept my mouth shut on how that SLI would have gone!!
Ferd
Ferd
Arpey's wife is glad it did not happen and he's not pulling what remains of his hair out.
04-24-2009, 08:34 PM
#6712
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: 767-400
Posts: 797
Hey at least NWA brought some good things to the merger... Like hubs at the top 2 most dangerous cities in America... 
America's-Most-Dangerous-Cities: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
America's-Most-Dangerous-Cities: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
04-24-2009, 09:11 PM
#6713
veut gagner à la loterie
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Light Chop
Posts: 23,286
Hey at least NWA brought some good things to the merger... Like hubs at the top 2 most dangerous cities in America...
America's-Most-Dangerous-Cities: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
America's-Most-Dangerous-Cities: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
Still baffled a bit by some on this list (1-15): DTW, MEM, MIA, LAS, Stockton CA, MCO, LIT, CHS, BNA, BWI, MSY, BTR, PBI, CLT, PHL.
Something tells me that I'd rather walk the mean streets of MCO, LIT, CHS, BNA , CLT and PBI long before I do the same in BWI, MSY, PHL and of course those cities that oddly were not put in like STL, MKE, MDW, ATL, EWR, DC and Truth or Consequences NM.
04-24-2009, 10:55 PM
#6714
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: 765-A
Posts: 6,844
Agree.......In fact, had an American guy in the Jet Lag in Narita lament how they wonder what will become of them now that we are together. He said we sit better than anyone in the industry in his opinion. He said, "I wish we could have gotten together with NWA first, it would have been a great airline too". I kept my mouth shut on how that SLI would have gone!!
It was a great trip NewK, couple of good Saipans, a Guam and a Bangkok (too far down there for a short day). Glad to be gett'en on that big ol'whale and headed home.
Ferd
It was a great trip NewK, couple of good Saipans, a Guam and a Bangkok (too far down there for a short day). Glad to be gett'en on that big ol'whale and headed home.
Ferd
I miss the 57. Ferd, you don't know what you are missing in EWR and SYR and please don't let me forget.......Buffalo!
My last Saipan layover I spent my afternoon hanging at the beach, drinking beer, and watching the girls at the pool. They have popcorn in the lobby in Saginaw.
04-25-2009, 05:57 AM
#6715
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 841
Speaking of the MD-90's what is the latest number of we are talking about? What kind of time frame before they come on site?
04-25-2009, 07:27 AM
#6716
Moderator
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: B757/767
Posts: 13,088
So I thought the DC9 flying was increasing. I heard we were increasing their utilization, & increasing small NB flying while decreasing large NB flying but it appears that the block hours have decreased in DTW from March to May by 300 hours. Can anybody explain the "big picture" to me?
Also, for DAL-N guys, is it possible for a blockholder to end up with zero trips for the bid period? If that happens, do you have to sit reserve?
Also, for DAL-N guys, is it possible for a blockholder to end up with zero trips for the bid period? If that happens, do you have to sit reserve?
04-25-2009, 07:48 AM
#6717
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jun 2005
Position: A330 Capt
Posts: 39
That's exactly where I ended up for May. The choices are to sit reserve (all days off inviolate) or sit a calculated number of Required Available Days (P1/P3) either in base for the reserve guarantee or at home for the blockholder guarantee.
DL
04-25-2009, 09:59 AM
#6718
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: Left, left, left right left....
Posts: 911
So I thought the DC9 flying was increasing. I heard we were increasing their utilization, & increasing small NB flying while decreasing large NB flying but it appears that the block hours have decreased in DTW from March to May by 300 hours. Can anybody explain the "big picture" to me?
04-25-2009, 11:14 AM
#6720
Happy to be here
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A-320A
Posts: 18,563
As I have said, rumors are best guess. This is always what they are thinking today. It changes, so when the best guess changes the rumor changes 
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