Carl Spackler

No trepidation or consternation here. Airline life is what it is. After 29 years at it, I'm quite used to it.

I'm just calling out people who try to pawn off their opinions as fact. As far as the 20 year fence goes, that was the ONLY way the arbitrator could agree on giving the Republic pilots Date of Hire. Without the 20 year fence there would have been a ratio and my ability to fly wide bodies would have been the same. Is that too difficult a concept for you to understand?

And by the way, I can't imagine this merger having some fence protections as well. You know...to protect the former DAL pilots' heavenly bases from those former NWA pilots' hell-like bases.

Pay attention Deez...that's what he/she calls him/her self.

Is that too hard a concept for you as well?

Really? Could you please post the quote of Anderson saying that the 747-400's are history in a couple of years?

Carl

KC10 FATboy

Wow, never realized you guys would get so spun up about the 747-400s. Awesome.

Anyhow, do I have a source online for which Anderson has said what I posted ... no. Thats not where my information came from and it isn't the first time I've heard these horrible rumors.

I'm not the only one on here who has said such things. If anything, they will be replaced by the 777 and it pays the same -- that super premium wide body pay.

-Fatty

IXLR8

WHAT?????????????? HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! WHOA!!!! ROFL!!!!! That is CRAZY Talk!!!!!

DYNASTY HVY

We don,t serve kool-aid at China Air we serve tea!

You folks schould relax a bit more ,y,all got what you wanted so sit back and enjoy the ride.
Y,all fly safe now .

buzzpat

It's "y'all." Its also Waffle House, Dixie taxiway (and not Delta). C'mon guys, get it right. We're countin' on ya!

Justdoinmyjob

Shouldn't that be "We're counting on all y'all!"

Deez340

That's only below Macon, GA. If you're above I-16 you can omit the "all" from "all y'all" and simply go with the far more cosmopolitan solo "y'all". This line also serves to determine whether you should pick your teeth with a tooth pick or matchbook. As to what is customary beyond the next delineation, my innate sense of southern decorum prevents me from mentioning what implements are used for "tooth picking" south of the Altamaha River.

PilotFrog

Doesn't the 777 have a longer ETOPS time? Something like 240 or more?
Oh and shouldn't the engines on that 787 be blue?

iaflyer

I'm not on the B777 so my details might be off, but they seem to be limited to 180 minutes at the moment, something about fire supression. Previously, they had 207 minutes approval for the North Pacific. Apparently, the lower ETOPS limit has a little effect on the routing.

As for the engines on the 787, dunno.

contrail67

Gotta love that NWA pointer, pointing the wrong way...to the Northeast....