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Originally Posted by cfitstew
(Post 1138647)
Now there's an idea I could get behind. I can still remember the days when commuters had their own logos (see my avatar).
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1138628)
Really? I've said the above a number of times before. And you've responded to it a number of times before. Is it really an "ears" problem or a memory problem? Carl |
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
(Post 1138649)
Apologies to slowplay for (once again) getting him confused with sailingfun. It wasn't slowplay that lied in the earlier posts about the NMB, it was sailingfun.
I wish you guys had more different avatars, and didn't sound exactly the same when you post. Carl |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1138529)
How can you function being so pessimistic?
He functions quite well and is a pleasant guy to fly with. We've worked together multiple times and I look forward to the next opportunity. You call it pessimism, many call it being critically analytic. It's a great trait to have if you ever want to improve your situation. It's impossible to invent the mousetrap or light bulb if you can't recognize what is wrong with the status quo. The greatest visionaries (Franklin, Bell, Edison, Rutan, etc.) possessed it. You may disparage it, but most hold it in high esteem. |
woohoo: now more codeshare from LAX to SVO with Aeroflot!
The Alaska guys will appreciate it! Sure enough, SEA to SVO on DL7470* connects with DL6717* Delta strengthens relations with Russia Our scope is: awesome! Cheers George * DL7470 Operated by Alaska Airlines, DL6717 by Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
Originally Posted by Scoop
(Post 1138656)
Thats a great question - pulled from where? Probably the same place that they pulled the RJs that are now flying about 50% of SLC - SNA which until recently was mostly mainline. If all these RJs are going to LGA then how are they starting other new RJ service??
Oh thats right, my bad, - there are no RJ block hour limits, no production balance, just an ineffective Scope clause that is easily circumvented.:eek: But hey, its all legal per the contract. So why does that not make me feel better? Scoop Just like SD suggested in his weekly update on Oct 17, 2011 where he suggested we would be doing that flying with A320/319s... Cheers George |
Originally Posted by flyallnite
(Post 1138663)
Was that Empire? Metro III's?
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I've been thinking about scope today.
Imagine a sine wave with an amplitude of +/- 100. This is Delta's demand signal for pilot labor. Over a five-year period, the number of DAL pilots on the list meets the demand between +/- 80. Perhaps RJs and code shares should provide a "labor buffer" for those times when the need goes below -80 or above +80. This flattens the demand wave, which makes the airline more nimble since it isn't directly responsible for the employment of those in the +/- 80-100 pools. |
Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
(Post 1138689)
I've been thinking about scope today.
Imagine a sine wave with an amplitude of +/- 100. This is Delta's demand signal for pilot labor. Over a five-year period, the number of DAL pilots on the list meets the demand between +/- 80. Perhaps RJs and code shares should provide a "labor buffer" for those times when the need goes below -80 or above +80. This flattens the demand wave, which makes the airline more nimble since it isn't directly responsible for the employment of those in the +/- 80-100 pools. Right now all we have is RJs limits as a factor of airframes that only flex up, not down. For the big jets we have the closest thing to what you mentioned, production balance. Unfortunately our current 3 year enforcement hiatus negates any of the theoretical gains made. I believe there is a growing awareness in the MEC that we need to do something. Its unfortunate that some of the good gains as in the last JV LOA are hamstrung by poor language of the subsequent JV MOU. One of the key lessons for the future is that any change to Section 1 must at the very least go through the LOA process. No more shortcuts to enforceable contract language that result in a concessionary situation as we currently face for the AFKLM/AZ JV. Total Delta pilot count is down, even with hiring, total captain count is down. If we can't grow organically at a time the company is making a sustained 1B profit annually we are screwed! If we have Displacements of the big jets, there should be a corresponding reduction in all codeshare activity across the board. DCI, domestic codeshare, international codeshare, revenue sharing JVs and profit sharing JVs. Instead we have the opposite: Delta mainline jets down, but more asymmetric codeshares, more asymmetric JVs and bunch of turboprops and a handful of DCI jets parked while the large RJs are maxed out... The few parked DCI aircraft that keep being mentioned are like a weak pack trying to pressurize the cabin at FL390 with the cargo door open -- outflow is vastly exceeding supply. Again this is all happening while Delta made in excess of $1B profit 2 years in a row. What will Delta do if times really are tough? Cheers George |
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