Delta/NWA retrojet?
02-08-2008 | 02:39 PM
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DAL 747s
Actually, we did operate 747s for a while in the '70s, but they were not a good fit for our route system at the time, and we sold them to another carrier. (According to legend, one whale captain proposed that his exalted position deserved a special uniform jacket with five stripes on the sleeve.
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02-08-2008 | 02:47 PM
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Actually, we did operate 747s for a while in the '70s, but they were not a good fit for our route system at the time, and we sold them to another carrier. (According to legend, one whale captain proposed that his exalted position deserved a special uniform jacket with five stripes on the sleeve.)
stripes on the sleeve.)Would he be called a Commodore or Admiral?
02-08-2008 | 02:48 PM
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02-08-2008 | 03:21 PM
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Actually, we did operate 747s for a while in the '70s, but they were not a good fit for our route system at the time, and we sold them to another carrier. (According to legend, one whale captain proposed that his exalted position deserved a special uniform jacket with five stripes on the sleeve.)
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02-08-2008 | 04:49 PM
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