Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
07-09-2009, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigflya
OK. After reading most of the previous posts I have come up with my own idea/conspiracy theory.
DAL is closing Compass and bringing its 36 E-175's to mainline.
Here is why I think this is as good as an idea I've heard.
a) Compass is already wholly owned by DAL, b) they have no 50 seaters to offload, c) DAL is already operating at their max 76 seat load and this will allow them to outsource for more d) DAL loves the first class seats and would not have to remove them to 70 seats if we f e) eliminates the flowback and subsequent recall clause which will save 1/2 the training costs on both an f and recall, f) Eliminates the flow-up clause which I'm sure Atlanta hates since it has its own idea on what a DAL pilot should be and puts all hiring back in their hands. g) more cost savings with the elimination of redundant depts since they are wholly owned, h) And maybe the best reason is that ACL is looking North to keep "his options open." He's spinning that like a good deal and since Compass is based on the North side Compass fits the bill.
I know there are many holes in my theory but it is only that. I imagine they will bring the Compass guys in at the bottom of the list and the good deal for jr guys ACL wrote to is the CA seats, 150+ I imagine since they have over 300 pilots. The "hiring possibly in 18 months" is the time it will take to merge the operating certificate after our SOC. This would also be good for us scope wise bringing some of the RJ flying back to mainline. That could be the hiccup in my theory. We'll see.
DAL is closing Compass and bringing its 36 E-175's to mainline.
Here is why I think this is as good as an idea I've heard.
a) Compass is already wholly owned by DAL, b) they have no 50 seaters to offload, c) DAL is already operating at their max 76 seat load and this will allow them to outsource for more d) DAL loves the first class seats and would not have to remove them to 70 seats if we f e) eliminates the flowback and subsequent recall clause which will save 1/2 the training costs on both an f and recall, f) Eliminates the flow-up clause which I'm sure Atlanta hates since it has its own idea on what a DAL pilot should be and puts all hiring back in their hands. g) more cost savings with the elimination of redundant depts since they are wholly owned, h) And maybe the best reason is that ACL is looking North to keep "his options open." He's spinning that like a good deal and since Compass is based on the North side Compass fits the bill.
I know there are many holes in my theory but it is only that. I imagine they will bring the Compass guys in at the bottom of the list and the good deal for jr guys ACL wrote to is the CA seats, 150+ I imagine since they have over 300 pilots. The "hiring possibly in 18 months" is the time it will take to merge the operating certificate after our SOC. This would also be good for us scope wise bringing some of the RJ flying back to mainline. That could be the hiccup in my theory. We'll see.
IMHO, we are going to be swapping with AAA for the USAirways terminal in LGA and USAirways is going to get the Marine Air Terminal(there are some interesting ownership/lease details about the US Airways terminal building that make it an odd deal, but it makes an intriguing plot) DAL will use DC-9's out of retirement to do the flying created by the reduction of the 50 seaters like Superpilot said.
07-09-2009, 09:40 PM
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Ferd,
I'm definitely buyin' the beer!!! I'm beetching about the little I have to relearn!! Can't imagine what you guys are going thru now. I don't have the brain cells left to spare!!
For all you guys that have been critiqued for which hand you use to start the 88, you gotta give a guy something to critique and if that's all they can come up with, you're doin' one heck of a job!!
As for reading the shutdown check, it is a pain in the arse but, in 75/76 all the answers are "off" except for "stby" for the transponder and "set" for the Hyd panel. (All panels on the checklist are "set"). Not too hard for us Southies but whoever said "they're interupting the CA packing his flight kit" is right!!!
Denny
I'm definitely buyin' the beer!!! I'm beetching about the little I have to relearn!! Can't imagine what you guys are going thru now. I don't have the brain cells left to spare!!
For all you guys that have been critiqued for which hand you use to start the 88, you gotta give a guy something to critique and if that's all they can come up with, you're doin' one heck of a job!!
As for reading the shutdown check, it is a pain in the arse but, in 75/76 all the answers are "off" except for "stby" for the transponder and "set" for the Hyd panel. (All panels on the checklist are "set"). Not too hard for us Southies but whoever said "they're interupting the CA packing his flight kit" is right!!!
Denny
07-10-2009, 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
As for reading the shutdown check, it is a pain in the arse but, in 75/76 all the answers are "off" except for "stby" for the transponder and "set" for the Hyd panel. (All panels on the checklist are "set"). Not too hard for us Southies but whoever said "they're interupting the CA packing his flight kit" is right!!!
Denny
Denny
07-10-2009, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire
I think it is intentionally designed to distract you from the door opening and the 7 seconds ones has to reset the parking brake. Best rumor I have heard is that S will go to the parking brake vs. the beacon for ACARS out/in.
A guy can dream, can't he?
07-10-2009, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Way too much logic in putting CPS on mainline......
IMHO, we are going to be swapping with AAA for the USAirways terminal in LGA and USAirways is going to get the Marine Air Terminal(there are some interesting ownership/lease details about the US Airways terminal building that make it an odd deal, but it makes an intriguing plot) DAL will use DC-9's out of retirement to do the flying created by the reduction of the 50 seaters like Superpilot said.
IMHO, we are going to be swapping with AAA for the USAirways terminal in LGA and USAirways is going to get the Marine Air Terminal(there are some interesting ownership/lease details about the US Airways terminal building that make it an odd deal, but it makes an intriguing plot) DAL will use DC-9's out of retirement to do the flying created by the reduction of the 50 seaters like Superpilot said.
U.S. Airways has no plans to cut U.S. capacity | Reuters
By Steven Scheer
LOD, Israel (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) has no plans for further downsizing, despite capacity cuts by rivals and falling travel demand in the United States, the airline's chief executive said on Wednesday.
"We are pretty happy with our fleet right now and have no plans to reduce capacity any further," Doug Parker said in an interview with Reuters after a news conference to mark the airline's new Philadelphia-Tel Aviv route.
"If anything, we will have a modest expansion internationally," he said at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.
Hurt by the economic downturn that has hit travel demand, many carriers have responded with sweeping capacity cuts. US Airways has said it would cut its 2009 mainline capacity by 4 percent to 6 percent, but the carrier has little room for more downsizing because it is near the minimum capacity required by its pilots' contract.
Last month, however, US Airways President Scott Kirby signaled a willingness to trim capacity on transatlantic routes and some domestic routes.
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and AMR Corp's (AMR.N) American Airlines said last month they would continue to slash capacity this year. Other carriers were expected to follow.
Parker said leisure travel in the United States was strong, helped by lower fares. Lucrative business travel remains weak.
TOO EARLY
"We are starting to see some modest signs of recovery (in business travel) but it is too early to call it a real recovery until we see it sustained and more pronounced," Parker said. "It certainly feels as if we bottomed some time ago and now we are just waiting for it to recover, which it will.
"They (companies) won't defer travel for extended periods of time," Parker said. "It will eventually come back but not because of anything we do."
Parker said US Airways was prepared for the worst by continuing to streamline operations. He said the airline had built up a cash balance that was as strong or stronger than its peers.
US Airways has no plans to resume hedging its fuel costs despite rising global oil prices, Parker said, citing the industry getting burned when oil prices plunged in late 2008.
"If indeed oil prices continue to rise that's probably because the economy is coming back, which is good," he said.
Parker, long an advocate of industry consolidation and who engineered the merger of US Airways and America West to form the current US Airways, said fragmentation remains a key problem.
He said over time the sector will consolidate into three large networks from the current five in the United States, though financing is hard to come by for the time being to make that happen. Continued...
LOD, Israel (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) has no plans for further downsizing, despite capacity cuts by rivals and falling travel demand in the United States, the airline's chief executive said on Wednesday.
"We are pretty happy with our fleet right now and have no plans to reduce capacity any further," Doug Parker said in an interview with Reuters after a news conference to mark the airline's new Philadelphia-Tel Aviv route.
"If anything, we will have a modest expansion internationally," he said at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.
Hurt by the economic downturn that has hit travel demand, many carriers have responded with sweeping capacity cuts. US Airways has said it would cut its 2009 mainline capacity by 4 percent to 6 percent, but the carrier has little room for more downsizing because it is near the minimum capacity required by its pilots' contract.
Last month, however, US Airways President Scott Kirby signaled a willingness to trim capacity on transatlantic routes and some domestic routes.
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and AMR Corp's (AMR.N) American Airlines said last month they would continue to slash capacity this year. Other carriers were expected to follow.
Parker said leisure travel in the United States was strong, helped by lower fares. Lucrative business travel remains weak.
TOO EARLY
"We are starting to see some modest signs of recovery (in business travel) but it is too early to call it a real recovery until we see it sustained and more pronounced," Parker said. "It certainly feels as if we bottomed some time ago and now we are just waiting for it to recover, which it will.
"They (companies) won't defer travel for extended periods of time," Parker said. "It will eventually come back but not because of anything we do."
Parker said US Airways was prepared for the worst by continuing to streamline operations. He said the airline had built up a cash balance that was as strong or stronger than its peers.
US Airways has no plans to resume hedging its fuel costs despite rising global oil prices, Parker said, citing the industry getting burned when oil prices plunged in late 2008.
"If indeed oil prices continue to rise that's probably because the economy is coming back, which is good," he said.
Parker, long an advocate of industry consolidation and who engineered the merger of US Airways and America West to form the current US Airways, said fragmentation remains a key problem.
He said over time the sector will consolidate into three large networks from the current five in the United States, though financing is hard to come by for the time being to make that happen. Continued...
07-10-2009, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
727,
I miss those flights. They were the hidden secret at Northwest for a long time. Did the Champion flights get the extravagant catering, too? Shrimp? Cocktail sauce? Dove bars? Sandwiches? Wraps? Chips?
All before we took off....
I miss those flights. They were the hidden secret at Northwest for a long time. Did the Champion flights get the extravagant catering, too? Shrimp? Cocktail sauce? Dove bars? Sandwiches? Wraps? Chips?
All before we took off....
All the above, out of YYZ we were catered by Mortons, Level at Fl350, eating steak,medium rare,the stars and sky around us,a good ship,and crew,and good layover ahead, great,great stuff! I hear your A319s are the VIP ships now, that bus will never hold a candle to the 727.
07-10-2009, 04:44 AM
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Further Conspiracy theories suggest with our new JV with V Australia Delta will announce they own 51% of Virgin America. Getting rid of those pesky foreign ownership rumors. Then to further muddle things will move thier operation to handle all Shuttle flying out of the MAT and be rebranded Virgin Shuttle (a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines). But that is only if you believe half-baked theories. The Truth is Out There.
07-10-2009, 09:18 AM
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If you were Delta and could snatch something from United or UsAir, what would they have that you'd want?
07-10-2009, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
PWA Section 6 subpart 3.
I was wrong it is 12 months after a new base is opened.
I was wrong it is 12 months after a new base is opened.
My e-mail
"For the purposes of relocation benefits in section 6, would a pre merger NWA base be considered a new base for a DAL S pilot? For example, if I (ATL based) get an AE to DTW shortly after SOC, will I be entitled to relocation benefits?
3. "Eligible pilot" for the purposes of Section 6, means a pilot who intends to complete or completes an eligible move and:
a. converts into a position at another base via an MD or VD, or
b. converts into a position at a new or re-established base within 12 months of the first 30 pilot conversion at such base, or "
Their response:
The company does not view a north base as a “new base” from a contractual perspective for south pilots nor do we consider a south base a “new base” for north pilots. Thanks for the question.
xxxxx xxxxxx
DAL Flight Operations
07-10-2009, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
If you were Delta and could snatch something from United or UsAir, what would they have that you'd want?
Nobrainer really...
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