Leave AA for Delta? DTW future
09-01-2021, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Texasbound
So if there is not limit, can you drive from Florida and show 16 hours after notification? Assuming no traffic.
09-02-2021, 07:26 AM
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Thanks everyone. I have had some awful commuting experiences the last couple of weeks after a great run of 3 years where there weren't many issues. I did update the app and we will see. It is all a "moot" point (I would like to blame the autocorrect on my phone for that gem earlier but excuses are like..well you get the point) until I get called.
09-02-2021, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Armyguy
Thanks everyone. I have had some awful commuting experiences the last couple of weeks after a great run of 3 years where there weren't many issues. I did update the app and we will see. It is all a "moot" point (I would like to blame the autocorrect on my phone for that gem earlier but excuses are like..well you get the point) until I get called.
09-02-2021, 11:19 AM
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I’m not so sure I’d want to start over with a bit over 10 years to go, but that’s just me. Referencing DTW, one can hold NB FO there fairly quickly. I’d say less than 2 years. WB is a bit of a different story…much longer for that. We’ve hired a bunch of people since 2014, so Capt will be quite a bit longer. Many older NWA pilots are DTW based, so the retirements should impact DTW with some movement.
09-02-2021, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TegridyFarms
This is absolutely positively the worst advice ever and obviously you do not work at Delta.
Nope, didn’t say I did. And my advice was about Detroit, not Delta. Was assuming the poster had a 20-30 year career horizon. The trajectory of detroit from 2020-2040 is quite relevant to someone hoping to be DTW based
09-02-2021, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT
Nope, didn’t say I did. And my advice was about Detroit, not Delta. Was assuming the poster had a 20-30 year career horizon. The trajectory of detroit from 2020-2040 is quite relevant to someone hoping to be DTW based
09-02-2021, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT
Nope, didn’t say I did. And my advice was about Detroit, not Delta. Was assuming the poster had a 20-30 year career horizon. The trajectory of detroit from 2020-2040 is quite relevant to someone hoping to be DTW based
Sincerely,
Someone with 25-30 years left.
09-02-2021, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by wmupilot85
So what's your thoughts about a DTW base for someone who does have 20 to 30 years left in the career?
Detroit plays a huge role in our system. It’s not one of our “four corners” NYC/ATL/LAX/SEA, however DTW is a huge part of our international network which right now is struggling due to the obvious, it plays an important role for our connecting pax, and it’s an easy come/easy go airport. It’ll be around for quite some time, and despite what this zero TT guy says…. It isn’t “senior.”
09-03-2021, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TegridyFarms
You’re asking a guy with zero knowledge of how DTW fits into Deltas strategy and doesn’t work at Delta about the future of DTW?
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this is a census prediction issue, not an airline behavior one. The Detroit metro area is like Cleveland and Pittsburgh and St. Louis and Cincinnati. A former industrial powerhouse that isn’t where America is growing.
Houston/Dallas/Phoenix/Atlanta…. That’s where the growth has been the last 20-30 years. That’s a risk for Detroit.
As for predicting airline business patterns a quarter century from now… well 25 years ago people argued whether USAir or TWA was better. But a city that is falling behind its competition in population and income is at risk. That’s all I’m saying.
09-03-2021, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT
fortunately, I’m not commenting on any of that.
this is a census prediction issue, not an airline behavior one. The Detroit metro area is like Cleveland and Pittsburgh and St. Louis and Cincinnati. A former industrial powerhouse that isn’t where America is growing.
Houston/Dallas/Phoenix/Atlanta…. That’s where the growth has been the last 20-30 years. That’s a risk for Detroit.
As for predicting airline business patterns a quarter century from now… well 25 years ago people argued whether USAir or TWA was better. But a city that is falling behind its competition in population and income is at risk. That’s all I’m saying.
this is a census prediction issue, not an airline behavior one. The Detroit metro area is like Cleveland and Pittsburgh and St. Louis and Cincinnati. A former industrial powerhouse that isn’t where America is growing.
Houston/Dallas/Phoenix/Atlanta…. That’s where the growth has been the last 20-30 years. That’s a risk for Detroit.
As for predicting airline business patterns a quarter century from now… well 25 years ago people argued whether USAir or TWA was better. But a city that is falling behind its competition in population and income is at risk. That’s all I’m saying.
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