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Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 1089998)
Is that how you regularly park the truck?
If there is ever a foot of mud and slop at Starbucks, I'll be the only guy in Starbucks.... No, no GM forums. All the diesel forums though- |
Originally Posted by NWA320pilot
(Post 1090075)
You guys need to step up the the cummins...... Granted the dodge chassis isn't up to the Ford but as far as engines go neither the Duramax or powerstroke hold up like a cummins. You can make over 1300 RWHP on the stoke block, crank, rods, and pistons with a 5.9 cummins, try that with the other two! :D
While that's partially true, you could put a space shuttle motor in a Dodge and it would still be a Dodge... |
Just a thought here and not really too important for this contract, but it will be for the next.
Seems to me with TONS of retirements happening in 2020 and beyond hitting 800 in some years, Delta will be financially relieved of most of the highest paid individuals and be replacing them with people on the 1-6 year part of the scale. I realize all current CAPTS and most FOs have maxed out the pay scale at the 12 year mark, but that will quickly change and the longer Management stalls hiring, the more they will save per year. Accordingly I think that if we get a contract in 2013, the 2018 contract should be a whopper in gains because of how much less expensive the pilot group will be. That coupled with the savings on drawing down the debt and not having to pay half a billion a year in interest will create theoretically more availability to capital to pay us still around of course. |
From Air Transport World
Delta Air Lines (DL) president Ed Bastian said that "the important impact of consolidation" can be seen in US airlines' financial results, which remain positive despite a difficult operating environment characterized by high fuel prices and shaky consumer confidence. "The US industry is on track to generate $2 billion in net profits this year led by Delta Air Lines and United [Continental Holdings]," he said, noting that the DL-Northwest Airlines and United Airlines (UA)-Continental Airlines (CO) mergers have created a "more stable business platform" for the industry. US major airlines posted an aggregate net profit of $1.09 billion in the third quarter (ATW Daily News, Nov. 22). Speaking last week at the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Assn. (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro (ATW Daily News, Nov. 21), Bastian said, "If a few years ago I told you that we'd be paying $130 a barrel for refined jet fuel, that our two biggest markets—the US and Europe—are struggling economically, that Japan would be recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami and that war would be going on in the Middle East—all in one year—you'd think we'd be on our knees, that we'd be burning cash and struggling for survival." Instead, he noted, "We're posting solid profits …We're generating significant cash flows." Deutsche Bank senior analyst Michael Linenberg, also speaking at the ALTA conference, said that from 1985-2005 a more fragmented US industry generated just three years of positive free cash flow. But, including estimates for 2011 and 2012 earnings, an increasingly consolidated industry is on track to achieve positive free cash flow in six of seven years, he said. He noted that the top four US carriers controlled 60% of the country's passenger airline market in 2007 but are expected to control 82% next year. |
Originally Posted by Wasatch Phantom
(Post 1090085)
And to keep it (sort-of) on topic... Parking a long bed, crew cab, lifted 4 x 4 pickup in the employee parking lot is a challenge.
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Originally Posted by PilotFrog
(Post 1090152)
Just a thought here and not really too important for this contract, but it will be for the next.
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1089542)
Is holding something as a lineholder out of seniority? What a ridiculous statement.
ATL's seniority distribution has settled far out of alignment of any of the other bases. That is further skewed with this bid. Thanks for the infraction! Cheers |
Originally Posted by Schwanker
(Post 1090043)
JetBlue - 8 slots LGA / 8 slots DCA
WestJet - 8 slots LGA
Originally Posted by Columbia
(Post 1090070)
...The Calgary-based carrier said it aims to lean on its U.S. partners now, American Airlines and Delta, to make a success of regular service to New York from places like Toronto. What? No Alaska?
This is rich, earlier this year WestJet said: …if WestJet were required to obtain eight slot pairs and if it used all of those slots for Toronto-LGA service using its existing B737 equipment, that new service would increase market capacity by 62 percent. Although WestJet is confident that its new service will stimulate market demand, an immediate 62 percent increase in market capacity would not be sustainable. Lemme guess, since we just announced a codeshare with WestJet, any Canada flying will now on be on WestJet... Maybe we can have an Enhanced Marketing Agreement with WestJet :roll eyes: Cheers George |
Md90's
Any word on final MD90 count? When they are supposed to be on line?
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My 88 has a smelly lav and the brakes chatter when the captain lands:)
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