Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-17-2012 | 11:37 AM
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02-17-2012 | 11:55 AM
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02-17-2012 | 12:01 PM
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IOW(in other words) your results may be different.
02-17-2012 | 12:07 PM
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02-17-2012 | 01:01 PM
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I've looked at expat flying very carefully ever since the bankruptcy. I have a number of types and command time that most contract carriers would find attractive. My problem is I don't like long-haul international. I hate the hours and I don't handle the time changes well.
The quality and experience of your f/o can really vary. I hate the thought of being solo for 90 plus hours a month, month after month. That must wear on you.
That leaves me with the middle tier of expat jobs. Right now, it's still a wash between MaDelta and those other jobs. But, with world wide supply and demand, it may not remain a wash. In that case, I may take my marbles and go play elsewhere.
It's pretty much a wash compensation wise for me. So, I stick around -- for now.
I think the 320 job in Vietnam looks like the nicest contract situation from a quality of life standpoint. Plus, I like Vietnamese food.
The quality and experience of your f/o can really vary. I hate the thought of being solo for 90 plus hours a month, month after month. That must wear on you.
That leaves me with the middle tier of expat jobs. Right now, it's still a wash between MaDelta and those other jobs. But, with world wide supply and demand, it may not remain a wash. In that case, I may take my marbles and go play elsewhere.
It's pretty much a wash compensation wise for me. So, I stick around -- for now.
I think the 320 job in Vietnam looks like the nicest contract situation from a quality of life standpoint. Plus, I like Vietnamese food.
Some will say, "Good go," but that is not the answer. DAL needs to look at why guys are all of a sudden OK leaving what was their dream job for the other side of the world.
Unlike you, I love ULH and the longer the flight the better. I can sleep quite well while on break or on the other side of the world, so if needed, that leaves a lot of options open.
Just a dumb question:
Anyone know if the FDX guys that live in HKG get to take the income exclusion for expat work? I am too lazy to look it up.
02-17-2012 | 01:17 PM
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A lot of the business posts (esp Scambo's) have DYODD - Do your own due diligence. IOW, don't blame me if you lose your shirt on this tip.
02-17-2012 | 01:17 PM
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I'd probably be flying for CX rather than DL if there was a better way to get to NYC from where I live while working there. More of a timing thing than anything.
02-17-2012 | 01:48 PM
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All I know is that they love it over in HKG. Friend of mine is flying for FDX there and doesn't see any reason to come back to the US anytime soon.
I'd probably be flying for CX rather than DL if there was a better way to get to NYC from where I live while working there. More of a timing thing than anything.
I'd probably be flying for CX rather than DL if there was a better way to get to NYC from where I live while working there. More of a timing thing than anything.
My son Is a FDX newhire in HKG. It is a sweet gig and he loves the flying. Tax is handled uniquely, so pm me if you need specifics..obtw, after the first year, his f/o pay will exceed most of our DAL captains...good for him/them.....pitiful for us.
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02-17-2012 | 02:25 PM
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Look alfa, I understand your need to walk back your earlier comments about showing active pilots as a metric to "prove" that we're not liquidating. But nothing of this post changes the fact that we are operating ~70 aircraft less, we're selling off real estate and business centers, and we're "laying off" non-frontline employees. When you do these things and don't replace them with anything, that's slowly liquidating. How long will it continue? Who knows. But that's our reality.
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In my view, combining $15-$20 billion dollar enterprises into a $30-$35 billion dollar enterprise take years, not just a few months and this is all STILL part of the DL-NW merger. Luckily we are (as shareholders) seeing the benefits start to come in (stock has tripled since the merger).
Now it is time to start the payback of the stakeholders who have given the most and are still giving to this day..... The pilots of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
02-17-2012 | 02:27 PM
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