Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

I just got some info from someone not as high up as ACL talks to that said we have 1 used MD90 in VCV that will be stored until summer 2010. We have bought two more but are letting the airline we bought them from operate them until summer 2010. When they do come on line, they will park an 88 for every 90 we get. So they probably won't need to staff any additional 90's on an AE this year.

What we do with the 88's when we get the 90's depends on what happens the next few quarters. Also, route management want to use one 90 for two RJ's. We will see if they get their wish. Flight Ops is saying one for one currently, but the guys that decide what flies where want something different.

As for what we are going to need staffing wise. No furloughs are planned, but over staffing mitigation techniques are being worked out.

Bucking Bar

05-02-2009 12:09 PM

ACL65,

With the market in the toilet, I do not know how eager senior pilots are going to be to punch out of a job.

Edited to protect mi amigo Ferd's sensibilities. Guess we both feel like we have been the Black Angus outside ol' Puerto Rico.

Ferd149

05-02-2009 12:37 PM

never mind

iceman49

05-02-2009 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 604665)

never mind

You bailed to fast.:)

Ferd149

05-02-2009 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman49 (Post 604671)

You bailed to fast.:)

Probably, I just keep telling myself, "it is what it is".:rolleyes: Adopt and go, be one with the widget:D

Denny Crane

05-02-2009 01:34 PM

Ferd,

Aaaaahhhhh.......grasshopper!!!!! You have broken the code!!!!:D

Denny

Bucking Bar

05-02-2009 01:50 PM

For Mi Amigo Ferd, anyone else seen this video of the Jumbo, Dumbo, landing?

Landing

For some reason the crosswind correction just cracks me up.

Ferd149

05-02-2009 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 604659)

LMAO
Thanks your Dudeness, I'm such a sensitive guy. :D

But, you do have to organize my new and improved "airway manual" now:eek: I still can't figure out what I'm supposed to do.

Ferd149

05-02-2009 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 604688)

Ferd,

Aaaaahhhhh.......grasshopper!!!!! You have broken the code!!!!:D

Denny

Denny!! Where you been.........???????

I may be moving home to Phoenix, getting ready for them to move the Asia 75/76 to the west coast somewhere. May see you in SEA:eek:

Ferd

PS That and I've just about had it with north Texas weather this spring. The cowboy practice facility is about a mile to 1.5 miles north of me.

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acl65pilot

05-02-2009 03:49 PM

Yeah I saw that. Weather is a mess out there. Good size hail too!

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