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What I think is REALLY sad is that it probably will come down to money. If Pujols stays in St Louis, when he retires they will build another bronze statue right next to Stan the Man's... How much would a guy have to be paid for THAT kind of immortality? Especially in a town that adores it's baseball team. Or I guess he could go be just another Yankee or Red Sock... I know that today's athlete looks at how much the other guy makes... but when you have $100 million in the bank.. Personally, I'd take the statue.. but I'm not always about the money.

tsquare

10-23-2011 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1073981)

Having flown my first trip on fifi... We had better have had those piece of junk 737s handed to us for nearly free. The bus is so far superior to the 737 it is barely even describable.

Those of you senior to me need not read this. The plane yells at you in a french accent and is SCARY because you're never really in control. ;)

I will never get in your way.

tsquare

10-23-2011 06:11 PM

:( Dadgum Rangers...

BlueMoon

10-23-2011 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy (Post 1073977)

I heard a big rumor about CVG from an airport employee (not a DAL employee). Apparently someone is renovating some old gates there. They believe it is SWA. Anyone else here the same?

Concourse A was/is slated for renovation and will replace Terminal 2.

gloopy

10-23-2011 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by finis72 (Post 1073957)

I believe it was also said DL will need to hire 7000 pilots in the next 10 plus years but none in the near future like you stated.

Yeah right so let's push it off for a few more years and then try and hire well over 1000 a year? Not buying it. Sounds like a case of self induced staffing crisis where the company "needs" scope relief to outsource more. Oh and maybe PRP's! Yay!

tsquare

10-23-2011 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy (Post 1073977)

I was based there up till this past March. I commuted out of there last week and was left speechless when I saw that all of the departures fit on TWO monitors. Two. And there were about twelve monitors. Very sad. I looked into flights to ATL from Lexington and Louisville because the flight options to CVG were so bad.

I heard a big rumor about CVG from an airport employee (not a DAL employee). Apparently someone is renovating some old gates there. They believe it is SWA. Anyone else here the same?

Well, I guess if there were enough O&D traffic out of there, DAL would not be pulling back. Maybe SWA can find some table scraps, but I am glad to see them spending money there.. (if true) I always liked CVG, and I hate to see us leave too, but the bottom line is the bottom line.

LeineLodge

10-23-2011 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1073981)

I completely agree. From a technology, workload and comfort standpoint the 320 is WAAAY better. Plus it has a tray table and you can actually fit into the cockpit.

I'd personally love to see Delta order a bunch of Airbus airplanes but I'm not holding my breath.

gloopy

10-23-2011 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy (Post 1073980)

I'm going through training in ATL right now. The break room rumor was that we are indeed getting more 737-900s and we may be getting them earlier ... much earlier than expected because Boeing believes AA is going to default on theirs.

More or just the same number only sooner? And what if AA doesn't default on theirs?

Either way I could see sooner, and that's fine. The fleet would get newer and more efficient sooner but other than a little more training bubble, it seems like it would be capacity neutral anyway.

LeineLodge

10-23-2011 06:23 PM

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