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Old 06-20-2019, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by robi523 View Post
I seriously doubt it. My understanding is bezos wants a large stake of ownership in any company he's doing business with in that capacity. I don't think Connie is willing to let go of the company for a contract....
Yeah... I didn't think about that. How old is Connie? Do you think he'd think about selling to Bezos?
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Old 06-20-2019, 05:52 PM
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Yeah... I didn't think about that. How old is Connie? Do you think he'd think about selling to Bezos?
81.

No.

Actually let me rephrase that, HELL NO.
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Old 06-20-2019, 06:19 PM
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Who takes over if something were to happen to Connie? Just curious
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Old 06-20-2019, 06:24 PM
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Who takes over if something were to happen to Connie? Just curious
My guess is Doug Kalitta, keeping it in the family. No Bezos types to influence things.
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Old 06-20-2019, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 6Badger9 View Post
Who takes over if something were to happen to Connie? Just curious
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Old 06-20-2019, 06:51 PM
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Connie wouldn't sell to anyone who wouldn't look him in the eye and tell him he's a son of a *****, then come up on the price and drink a bottle of rotgut to celebrate. Doesn't seem like Bezo's style.
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Old 06-20-2019, 11:22 PM
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Connie likes c@#&%$*cker when speaking with emotion.
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Old 06-21-2019, 04:13 AM
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Flying freight in the 777 has to be the best job in Part 121 aviation.
I dunno......having 3 motors left when you shut one down and are 3 hrs from land does seem so bad either....
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Old 06-21-2019, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 6Badger9 View Post
Who takes over if something were to happen to Connie? Just curious
There is a succession plan in place. Couple of things to consider.

1. Kalitta LLC is Connie’s legacy. He employs a ton of people in various locations through out the state of Michigan and others. He knows the value of that and has ensured that it will continue after he leaves.

2. The Airline is valueless except as an airline. Used aircraft, not much owned route structure, short term contracts (Connie’s decision not DHL’s or others).

The Oscoda maintenance facility and the training department are separate from the airline. In my opinion this insures that the airline will continue to operate as an airline. To do anything else would be foolish financially. Kalitta Air will exist long after Connie and I are gone. The difference is that people will miss Connie when he is gone😀
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Old 06-21-2019, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by nitefr8dog View Post
I dunno......having 3 motors left when you shut one down and are 3 hrs from land does seem so bad either....
A huge part of ETOPS is the original design criteria of the aircraft and its components. On top of that is the increased maintenance surveillance, inspection, and replacement of critical parts. The statistical odds of shutting down a GE90 are much, much lower than any of the engines powering a B744. During the certification of the B777-300ER Boeing supposedly climbed to altitude after takeoff from KPAE, shutdown an engine, and then flew across the Pacific to Naritta single engine.

In 9+ years of flying the 777 Southern has only 1 engine shutdown. It was an engine that was already on a watch due to the engine monitoring program and it almost made it to the allowed cycles. It was shutdown during the climbout and the aircraft returned to KLAX.

You will find that ETOPS from a pilot perspective is pretty straightforward. You make sure the aircraft is legal to dispatch, the route is within the approved diversion airspace, and the alternates are legal. Prior to entering ETOPS Dispatch double checks the alternate weather/notams and 99% of the time nothing has changed. You enter the ETOPS portion knowing if you do have a problem that you have an almost guaranteed alternate to divert to if there is not a closer/better option. That’s it. ETOPS groundschool over.

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