Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1133556)

ATL Crewroom last year or the year before, can't remember, but after the merger for sure:

ALPA guy with mustache: (hanging out)

White haired pilot guy: Hey [ALPA buddy with just-for-men mustache], what are you doing here?!?

ALPA guy with mustache: Hey [white haired pilot guy], I'm just here to answer questions or listen to concerns anyone might have, is there something you want us to do?

White haired pilot guy: Yeah, get rid of the Airbuses.


So, I guess the order is this for some:

1. Boeing - the only way
2. Lockheed - we'll take those too
3. McDonnell Douglas - only if we have too
4. Airbus - no way in hell
5. Bombardier - ROFLMAO, don't ever say that again
6. Embraer - who?

Originally Posted by 1234 (Post 1133496)

While it is great that we are getting new airplanes, they have zero growth for our airline. As it stands now, they are a one for one replacement, and unfortunately, they are replacing a sizable number of larger paying equipment. :(

Originally Posted by More Bacon (Post 1133559)

By the same token, a commuter's QOL should not be boosted at the expense of an in-base guy's QOL, should it?

Frankly, I am a little tired of the entitled attitude seen above. The world does not revolve around you just because you are commuting. And it shouldn't.

Originally Posted by JetFlyer06 (Post 1133563)

The thing I have noticed through the years is that the guys that complain about the Airbuses are almost always the ones who have never flown it...

Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 1133568)

Come on man, what about me.....my mom told me once the world revolved around me:D

Living in base and driving to work? Anyone can do that, might as well work at WalMart

You're Uncle Ferd

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1133567)

It is our choice to allow this to happen... too bad nobody's listening.

Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 1133458)

FYI only. Delta has over 120 aircraft on order and another 30 on option that are scheduled to come on line over the next 6 years (737-900 and MD-90). DCI has 1. Delta is about 60 aircraft smaller than at the merger. Comair is over 100 aircraft smaller.

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1133565)

Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 1133527)

As always, Slow's press releases are only part of the truth:

1) How many of those DAL aircraft on order are slated to replace airframes currently on the property?

2) DCI is 100 aircraft smaller....what was the change of gauge of the DCI makeup? How many of the smaller 50 seat RJs, which do not directly replace mainline flying, left the DCI property, in exchange for 70-76 seat airframes arriving, which DO replace mainline flying?

It's great if 200 50 seaters left the DCI property. Whats not so great is when they are replaced by 100 76 seat aircraft that parks 100 aircraft at the mainline.

Nu