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Originally Posted by DeadHead
(Post 1124870)
and underpaid.....
It's all subjective. Please fill out your survey on what you believe qualified for being overpaid, underworked and oversexed.
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 1124855)
That picture of the steamer Douglas got Certified on Friday at 4:20 at some California FSDO in the 1960's makes my head hurt.
http://www.petershemsida.net/screenshot489.JPG Oh wait, wrong airplane. Here, the 737-200, only overhead I could find: http://www.b737.org.uk/images/paneloverhead_737-200.jpg Wait, I'm confused which one is new and which one is 40+ years old. And I ran out of smiles. I hate the 3 pic limit. BTW, anyone else get nervous when non-reving with that threat "IF YOU USE THIS PRIORITY AND IT IS INCORRECT YOU WILL BE CHARGED $150..." I get nervous. |
Wait! You've never seen a cat rancher type in spin class, right? Just ^^ her^^ and her friends? P.S. Look at the grip she has on those handles ;) |
Originally Posted by Sink r8
(Post 1124920)
You're not missing something: you're adding something. You're adding an "s". They're not going after ventures. Just ours.
It's just another slap across the face, from a regulatory standpoint. Means someone owes the Brits and the Spaniards a favor WRT protecting oneworld and helping them control/retain AMR. And the Germans are too powerful to be touched. Also, you'll notice United and American are making the right noises, to make IAG and LH happy: thye're whining that we don't have full transatlantic mergers. RA said ont he last call that we don't need mergers, since alliances work just like mergers. The very next day, the Europeans announce the probe. So if you hope threatening to kill our venture is going to make RA buy a bunch of airplanes, your heart is in the right place, but your brain isn't: it'll merely lead to Delta lobbying for mergers along with the others. Didn't like sharing with AF/KLM before? Not to worry, they'll solve the problem by making sure your flying is now their flying. Guess which side of the Atlantic has strong labor protections that prevent job losses, and guess which side doesn't? Perverse conclusions, but probably an accurate analysis. Sorry. |
Originally Posted by scambo1
(Post 1124949)
It will also prep the political battlefield in the event that AA splits up - so that oneworlds euro carriers have good dance partners. They don't care about monopoly, they care about employment. AF/KLM wont have to divest anything (unless economically they can't sustain it), but Oneworld's euro arm will get some action from them or get spliced into skyteam/ star.
That is better than total Foreign Ownership, and it too makes sense if the OneWorld partners are making noise. They will need dance partners and fast. I much prefer to deal with this than foreign ownership. We do have our six/eight way protocol in place, and that is a lot more than others do, but it is still a far cry from labor law going outside our borders. |
Originally Posted by georgetg
(Post 1124959)
This is really a limited probe for certain routes. The larger antitrust probe against SkyTeam was recently closed.
Star is not immune: My guess is we'll see a few more odd Transatlantic routes added for Delta to appease the regulators funded by pulling down capacity on others. In March we'll be at a roughly 46% share of the drastically pulled-down transatlantic JV, so there will be ample room for Delta to add a flight here or there. One aspect to consider: this is a profit-sharing JV. Delta is profitable, whereas AFKLM/AZ isn't right now. It's not in Deltas corporate interest to increase Delta's share of flying if the profit gets split with the other team, even if it's capped. Cheers George |
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1125009)
Yeah, baby! That's what I'm talking about. Whose your daddy? Buzz is your daddy!:D
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Originally Posted by capncrunch
(Post 1124904)
My initial thought is hooray and hopefully they kill the joint ventures sp we do that flying ourselves but maybe I'm missing something. Thoughts...
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I'd quote the 737 overhead panel but I'm shuddering and tremoring at the thought of seeing that piece of junk again. My ears started ringing, too.
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1125028)
I'd quote the 737 overhead panel but I'm shuddering and tremoring at the thought of seeing that piece of junk again. My ears started ringing, too.
After 20 years of flying the Lockheed Star Lizard and my brief soirée with the Mad Dog, all I see is a sexy ***** calling my name. Apparently you boys can't make her sing like I can.:D |
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