Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
06-20-2011 | 11:16 AM
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Not disagreeing, but I'm sure there are enough ex-B747-400 pilots who would want to work as DGS instructors. It's not just NWA and UAL that flew the -400 in the US. Atlas and Polar have been flying them for years, Kalitta Air has them, and there are I'm sure some retired pilots from foreign carriers such as Lufthansa, BA, KLM, Air France and all the Asian carriers. (Many of the Asian carries employed US pilots on contracts).
I doubt there will be a shortage of high qualified, retired pilots who'd love to teach as DGS instructors.
I doubt there will be a shortage of high qualified, retired pilots who'd love to teach as DGS instructors.
Yep, just takes time. Sorry, I forgot about the cargo carriers. I have been brainwashed by managements, "there's no money in freight" mantra.
06-20-2011 | 11:17 AM
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Now that the bids are closed, the most prevalent rumor is/was ATL330 to Africa and deep SA.
LOS is supposed to go back to 777 in Oct/Nov timeframe, but we will see how that pans out if they get a second bunk in the 330-200's.
Didn't hear anything about BOM but that is flown out of AMS so it could be done out of any base as it was in the past? Or are you asking about ATL-BOM?
LOS is supposed to go back to 777 in Oct/Nov timeframe, but we will see how that pans out if they get a second bunk in the 330-200's.
Didn't hear anything about BOM but that is flown out of AMS so it could be done out of any base as it was in the past? Or are you asking about ATL-BOM?
I heard exactly what you heard, Africa 1st then deep SA. I was hoping they would round it out to include all the MEDs including India. I realize its not a one hop to India.
Truth is, I'm interested in flying India again. That should demographically make me the only 1 out of 12500 pilots.
Speaking of India, I had read that DAL was modifying the depressurization routes to cruise at a higher altitude than 10K'. Has that happened? That should really simplify flying to India. I flew thru Afghanistan and Iran in the daytime 2 things struck me: 1. there were no houses, boats or jetskis on the lakes and 2. Those are some BIIIGGG frikkin mountains.
06-20-2011 | 11:19 AM
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06-20-2011 | 11:26 AM
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06-20-2011 | 11:27 AM
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For some reason, Delta is committed to ensuring non-Delta pilots teach Delta pilots in the simulator. It's not much ado about nothing. It's absolutely inexplicable.
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
06-20-2011 | 11:31 AM
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06-20-2011 | 11:44 AM
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For some reason, Delta is committed to ensuring non-Delta pilots teach Delta pilots in the simulator. It's not much ado about nothing. It's absolutely inexplicable.
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
06-20-2011 | 11:50 AM
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Why? jetBlue, US Airways, Air Canada, and Copa fly 190's at mainline.....
Any aircraft that seats over 76, and any 51-76 seat airframes over 255 are flown by pilots on the Delta Air Lines Master Seniority List.
It's the 255 not currently flown by Delta Pilots that provides the heartburn....
Any aircraft that seats over 76, and any 51-76 seat airframes over 255 are flown by pilots on the Delta Air Lines Master Seniority List.
It's the 255 not currently flown by Delta Pilots that provides the heartburn....
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind flying these aircraft either, but I see the pressure to keep these RJs at our regional counterparts continuing.
Furthermore seeing as scope violations all but go unnoticed by ALPA, I don't see what would be stopping management from continuing to outsource our jobs.
06-20-2011 | 11:51 AM
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It could be RA just pitting companies against each other, but those jets will bs flown by Mainline if they come to Delta. PERIOD.
06-20-2011 | 11:51 AM
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For some reason, Delta is committed to ensuring non-Delta pilots teach Delta pilots in the simulator. It's not much ado about nothing. It's absolutely inexplicable.
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
Don't know if this is the case at United, Continental or American, but it sure wasn't the case at Northwest.
Sad to think about how many more Delta pilot jobs this would create.
Carl
The DGS guys I have worked with have all been fNWA or fDAL line pilots and the training was very good. I too would prefer line pilot instructors because of the continuity between line and school house operations and more pilot jobs. Of course the other side of the coin is if we had line pilot instructors we might not need all those standards pilots showing us how they really do it on the line
And since we don't technically have any standard operating procedure why don't they call them technique pilots?
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