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Originally Posted by Kingbird87
(Post 1101632)
The hydraulics and flight controls specialist on the NTSB "Go" team related quite a bit to me about that mishap. He was my uncle.
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Originally Posted by Delta1067
(Post 1101630)
Is there a limit as to how many times you can move days off around on a reserve line? I checked my request in PCS and it says "not allowed until next months schedule" Prior to this request I have moved around days off twice so far in December so I'm guessing it's a 2 award limit per month? Couldn't find anything in the contract.
During the PBS runs, you can't move anything within I think the last six days of the month (because PBS might award you something on Jan 1st, then there might be a conflict that PBS didn't know about). |
Originally Posted by johnso29
(Post 1101601)
Are you aware that the iPad is currently being tested by Delta pilots out on the line? The iPad is in the final test phase right now.
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The FAA guy I talked to about iPads said "you're CEO doesn't want Apple products."
So I don't doubt we won't have it for a year. |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1101663)
The FAA guy I talked to about iPads said "you're CEO doesn't want Apple products."
So I don't doubt we won't have it for a year. I doubt very much whether we'll get the Ipad. It's a nice platform, but there are other platforms that can do much more in terms of airline ops, and when the infrastructure is in place (internet pipeline on all DL aircraft, integrated with some of the aircraft systems), we'll probably see it in the cockpit. I heard recently that the McRib is costing us more than a total revision solution, so expect that to go away soon. At that point, having a V-file is really pretty redundant. The investor conference today mentioned that DL expects to conclude the pilot negotiations by the end of 2012. I have said it here before, they don't want any loose ends going forward and I expect an early opener from the Company in the near future. Hopefully it is representative of the tens of thousands of pages of "suggestions" we've seen here. |
Originally Posted by flyallnite
(Post 1101667)
I doubt very much whether we'll get the Ipad. It's a nice platform, but there are other platforms that can do much more in terms of airline ops, and when the infrastructure is in place (internet pipeline on all DL aircraft, integrated with some of the aircraft systems), we'll probably see it in the cockpit. I heard recently that the McRib is costing us more than a total revision solution, so expect that to go away soon. At that point, having a V-file is really pretty redundant.
The investor conference today mentioned that DL expects to conclude the pilot negotiations by the end of 2012. I have said it here before, they don't want any loose ends going forward and I expect an early opener from the Company in the near future. Hopefully it is representative of the tens of thousands of pages of "suggestions" we've seen here. |
Originally Posted by UncleSam
(Post 1101649)
Yeah, I just flew with one tester and he said it would probably be at least a year before we actually get tablets. Everyone else should have them by then.:cool:
Sometimes, the free beer is cold enough. |
Originally Posted by flyallnite
(Post 1101667)
I doubt very much whether we'll get the Ipad. It's a nice platform, but there are other platforms that can do much more in terms of airline ops, and when the infrastructure is in place (internet pipeline on all DL aircraft, integrated with some of the aircraft systems), we'll probably see it in the cockpit. I heard recently that the McRib is costing us more than a total revision solution, so expect that to go away soon. At that point, having a V-file is really pretty redundant.
The investor conference today mentioned that DL expects to conclude the pilot negotiations by the end of 2012. I have said it here before, they don't want any loose ends going forward and I expect an early opener from the Company in the near future. Hopefully it is representative of the tens of thousands of pages of "suggestions" we've seen here. |
Originally Posted by 320busdriver
(Post 1101635)
I with ya on the scope issue. Big time.
I'm fine with it, but the seniority thing has had a huge effect on me with respect to being ATL based. (My choice) |
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it expects “solid” profit growth next year on the back of strong business-travel demand and cost cutting.
For 2012, the Atlanta-based carrier said it would trim between 2% and 3% from its system-wide seat capacity to help boost its ticket prices. For trans-Atlantic flights, which include some of the industry’s highest-yielding routes, Delta and its joint venture partners want to pull their combined capacity down by 7% to 8% in anticipation of a European recession. Travelers pass by the Delta check-in area as the Thanksgiving holiday begins last month at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Globally, however, Delta expects the economy to grow slowly, spurring more deep-pocketed business people to travel. Corporate travel is expected to rise 6% to 8% next year from 2011 levels, the airline said in a government filing. In the last four weeks, health care, financial services and transportation sector related travel are up sharply from the same period in 2010, Delta said. Earnings in 2011 are projected to be $800 million, or $1.1 billion after adjusting for restructuring and loss on extinguishment of debt, Delta said. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research were looking for full-year adjusted earnings of $977 million, on average. Delta posted an adjusted profit of $1.44 billion last year. Shares of Delta /quotes/zigman/463579/quotes/nls/dal DAL +1.63% have had a rough year with fuel prices up sharply and concerns a sovereign-debt crisis in Europe could drag down the global economy and reduce the demand for flying. In the past year the carrier’s stock is off by nearly 38%, and it’s down about 3% in the last three months. On Wednesday, Delta shares rose more than 2% to an intraday high of $8.35. More recently the stock was up 1.6% to $8.12. The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX -1.17% slipped less than 1% to about 1,217 points. To offset a roughly 40% jump in its fuel bill, Delta said it intends to lower its non-fuel costs to 2010 levels, but a climbing labor expense and higher airport fees have frustrated the attempt. Non-fuel costs per available seat mile next year is expected to rise by 2% to 4%, or about 40 cents higher than the targeted level. Delta will focus on structural changes to help bring costs down, including the delivery on new, more fuel efficient Boeing Co. /quotes/zigman/220026/quotes/nls/ba BA -1.45% 737-900ER jets at the end of 2012 that will lower maintenance costs. There are also opportunities to increase employee productivity and eliminate more smaller-gauge aircraft, especially 50-seat regional jets. Combined, these structural changes could lower the airline’s costs by $600 million to $750 million. The airline is also focused on reducing its debt, and projects its adjusted net debt at the end of 2011 will be $12.9 billion, down from $17 billion at the end of 2009. By the end of 2013, Delta wants to get its debt down to about $10 billion. Delta Air Lines competes directly with United Continental Holdings /quotes/zigman/617037/quotes/nls/ual UAL +1.74% , US Airways /quotes/zigman/390962/quotes/nls/lcc LCC +7.80% and bankrupt AMR Corp. /quotes/zigman/217884/quotes/nls/amr AMR +10.72% , the parent company for American Airlines. European partners in Delta’s SkyTeam alliance include Aeroflot /quotes/zigman/4143028 RU:AFLT -0.11% , Air Europa, Air France-KLM /quotes/zigman/127885 FR:AF -3.34% /quotes/zigman/346235 AFLYY -1.57% , Alitalia, Tarom, and Czech Airlines. /quotes/zigman/463579/quotes/nls/dal Add DAL to portfolio DAL Delta Air Lines Inc. $ 8.12 +0.13 +1.63% Volume: 11.60mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/3870025 Add SPX to portfolio SPX S&P 500 Index 1,211.36 -14.37 -1.17% Volume: 419.48mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/220026/quotes/nls/ba Add BA to portfolio BA Boeing Co. $ 69.87 -1.03 -1.45% Volume: 4.20mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/617037/quotes/nls/ual Add UAL to portfolio UAL United Continental Holdings Inc. $ 19.90 +0.34 +1.74% Volume: 3.23mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/390962/quotes/nls/lcc Add LCC to portfolio LCC US Airways Group Inc. $ 5.60 +0.41 +7.80% Volume: 6.38mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/217884/quotes/nls/amr Add AMR to portfolio AMR AMR Corp. $ 0.68 +0.07 +10.72% Volume: 35.75mDec. 14, 2011 2:56p /quotes/zigman/4143028 Add AFLT to portfolio RU:AFLT Aeroflot-Russian Airlines р. 45.85 -0.05 -0.11% Volume: 1.03MDec. 13, 2011 12:00a /quotes/zigman/127885 Add AF to portfolio FR:AF Air France-KLM € 3.85 -0.13 -3.34% Volume: 3.41mDec. 14, 2011 5:35p /quotes/zigman/346235 Add AFLYY to portfolio AFLYY Air France-KLM ADS $ 5.02 -0.08 -1.57% Volume: 3,008Dec. 14, 2011 2:29p Christopher Hinton is a reporter for MarketWatch based in Washington. |
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