Okay, T... just to irritate you. I like Glee too! Some of the story lines are stupid and irritating. But they have some amazingly talented singers and they do some great music.

Pardon the short commercial first... and the Italian sub titles. This is one of my favorite musical performances from the show:

The Best of Glee 2 - Ain't No Way by Mercedes Video by Fox Channels Italy - Myspace Video

"And one of our FA's bidding between 10-20% of the FA list."

LMAO!!! That's some funny stuff!! Classic!

Just reading the after action reports of the Paris Air Show. Basically every manufacturer is now sold out through 2018 - 2019. So if Delta intended to order any jets, there now aren't but a handful of slots open anywhere the rest of this decade.

Several apparent trends (based on current available information):

• Delta sees no need for approximately 1/3 of our physical training resources
• Delta does not anticipate needing more training space in Atlanta
• Less training resources means fewer pilot can be put through what we have
• Rather large pilot retirements are looming on the visible horizon. Flight Operations is repeating the "pilot shortage" talk.
• Delta's 100 aircraft narrow body jet RFP is insufficient to replace the current fleet and even if the order is placed, delivery before hitting life cycle limits on our current jets is questionable
• Operating costs of Delta's fleet will be 8% to 20% higher than our competitors at the end of the decade. On the MD88 that differential may be significantly higher than 20%.

Now if any of that is accurate, it suggests mergers and market retrenchment. This would make an interesting topic for a well informed individual to ask senior management about.

Flying old airplanes on a short term basis is a tactical decision. Getting locked out of the market behind 1,000 jets ordered by your competitors is strategic.

Many have noticed Republic has placed an order for two nearly identically performing airplanes, the A319NEO and C Series. That makes no sense unless they're figuring on using them in a separate operation.

Bar

I am not as worried as you for two reasons

First I do not believe this pilot group will allow the sale of 100 seat scope.Too many of us have been harmed by scope sales in the past. For the most part the captains I fly with agree with that.

Second, a lot of those orders are not firm orders. I think when the time comes a Delta comes to the table with firm orders the slots will open. Remember the boys in Seattle owe us. Also do not under estimate Anderson and his ability to put Airbus against Boeing.

I don't care who we order airplanes from, whether it is A, B, or C, it will be flown by mainline pilots.

Hear Hear!

You can tie up airline delivery slots for virtually no cost. Delta is still sitting on a bunch of delivery positions for 777's as a example. 18 months prior to the deliver position they have to for the first time put up serious money.
Actual deliveries for a airline the size of Delta can be ordered and delivered at almost any time regardless of book orders. If Delta goes to Boeing or Airbus with a large order they will get the aircraft they want when they want regardless of if the book orders show them sold out or not. Both Boeing and Airbus insert lots of white tail positions into their build schedule and the can quickly restructure deliveries and production. They will not lose a order from Delta over delivery slots or timeframe for aircraft. Its simply a non issue.

It's not irritating.. it's just.... sad.

Back from a two week Asian vacation and didn't look at L&G much, so what did I miss? Oh yeah, the AE......wasn't even close to anything out west. Two A320 Capts displaced in on top of me in LA. Damn northies.....

This was playing in the burger joint I had dinner in. So since it's now stuck in my head it can be stuck in yours. Here's to the best music video ever made.

Ferd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE

If 24hr SC is phased out then, how much widebody staffing will that buff our rosters by?

Ferd;

Athough I am not a swabo, the best music video ever made is the original, not the remake of this:

YouTube - ‪Van Halen - Dreams (Blue Angels Version)‬‏