Yeah everytime I go to search for that its an epic fail. I think he paid google to bury it. The closest I can get are videos about some cat in the UK that purrs at over 80 decibals.

 

Bar, T and Kingbird,

Thanks for posting on the 737 rudder PCU issue that I mentioned.

If any of you are so inclined, and have the time, I'd very much appreciate a PM with some "behind the curtain" information that you don't want public.

Thanks!

 

And you're not even from Arkansas

 

Rumors I've heard are actually to expect quite a bit of continued shrinkage in ATL - 777 time to leave completely. Apparently, RA was not pleased with the way ATL handled the last airport contract and doesn't want to have his eggs in one basket in the future. Winning bases will be NYC, DTW, LAX and SEA. There was an additional base mentioned that we dont have now...5 year plan... Hmmm.

 

Yeah 10% won't even cover 2 years of run of the mill inflation. Of course while getting our pay up significantly is very important, other things like scope are even more important. But most airline execs would rather offer eye candy raise percentages in order to keep extremely liberal scope clauses status quo...or maybe even worsen them.

If RA wants a quick deal with a 2-3 year extension that's fine as long as it is a massive, earth shattering victory in the scope department. Anything less than that isn't worth resetting the NMB clock. But what does he value more...Delta pilots doing Delta flying, or outsourcing by any means necessary, even to a direct fare and yield trashing competitor?

Scope trumps pay because scope is the foundation for pay. And retirement, vacation, work rules, per diem, iPads, kittens, underboob and even our seniority list itself and everyone's relative place on it no matter how senior or junior.

Want a quick deal? OK, fix scope. 76 seaters gone next week. 6 seats pulled immediately. 51-70 seaters sharply reduced in 1-2 years and no additional CPA can be made or extended with all gone in 5-6 years even if the company has to eat the leases (which contrary to the mythological hype is the vast majority of the penalty for the company for early termination anyway...and we pay 100% of the leases in the first place). The AK code share brought back to its original intentions and every quarter our status reps can veto any single code share flight and force its exclusion from the program. Bye Bye 10+ flights a day LA-SEA with zero on Delta metal. Change the AF/KLM 49.75/0/0 to 50.25/49.5/49/5, we get 100% US-Brazil with GOL and can veto any code share flight between cities we serve anyway if we feel its being abused to get around our metal, and we get at least one additional flight from V-Austrailia. They can add a hundred current and future Chinese airlines to the code share mix but we get our current ratio or greater US-China. If Virgin-Atlantic is brought into the mix, they get rolled into the seat kilometers AF-KLM does and we can sort it out then.

 

I hear you, Iceman. But much like the rumor of ordered aircraft (only to a much greater degree)...I'll believe it when it shows up on the ramp. This is not the first, second, or even third time the company has been "testing" an electronic flight bag. Show me the money...

 

Happy Holidays | Carlson School of Management

 

I have all of my photos, standby...

btw, while waiting, I have to think my gym for playing a Foo Fighters video while I was running slow on the treadmill that had me crying with joy. The women around me must have wondered what was going on. I go during the day, just me and stay at home moms who don't need to work out... because they work out. Get my drift?

Anyways I look up and see a mustache wearing trio acting like airline pilots. I was thrilled. I knew I could get some screen shots of that and have a field day.



But as to the cat butt vs 737 butt pictures...



the next generation 737s have tw... nevermind. Not going there.

 

here's a favorite...



And the Foo Fighters play airline pilots... and flight attendants... and passengers... and themselves... and the hero's...



Is it just me or is that a Delta 727 cabin?

Oh and this is a real picture, no photoshop (Microsoft Paint actually) and it's gate E30 in ATL:

 

I really did very minimal changing of the original poster there. Nobody take offense on either side, it just worked out that way. I did add the last sentence.

Just wish I had spelled HUGE not HUGH. Oh well. sloppy.