Jetblue Announces DFW Service From BOS
12-12-2011, 05:39 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by Kellwolf
Sad thing is, according to Delta's website, almost 10% of their aircraft are RJs... which means that's just Comair.
To put it into perspective, Delta would have to park 230 mainline aircraft to keep Comair at the 8% mark.
12-12-2011, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DirectTo
And from the un-aviation-educated perspective, there's no difference. Walk on a CRJ-700 or -900 or big ERJ and what's the first thing you see? First Class. Who would have thought we'd have RJ's running around with First cabins on nearly three hour routes?
Let's just hope other companies do what jetBlue and US do and keep 190s at the mainline level. That's a start to bringing 170s/CR7s back to mainline. Will it happen? Doubtful. Nice thought though.
Let's just hope other companies do what jetBlue and US do and keep 190s at the mainline level. That's a start to bringing 170s/CR7s back to mainline. Will it happen? Doubtful. Nice thought though.
12-12-2011, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
Is this thing on?
But come on, is it really necessary to add a "
" or a "
" to everything in order to indicate sarcasm?
BOS is an awesome market that DL has surrendered with the weakest of fights and even in times of billion dollar profits all around they still pretend its a much smaller market than it really is. JB, with the direct help of failed DL management decisions (and a little help from AA and USAir in that regards too) has handed a high volume, great yield, almost recession proof crown jewel to JB on a platinum platter and let them walk away with the Red Sox sponsorship just to rub salt into it. DL could absolutely own BOS with a little effort but would rather "make money" by outsourcing gates to Continental and giving a pretend "non revenue" code share partner ground handling priority as thanks for taking the entire west coast off our hands because they choose not to compete there either.
Is this thing on?
But come on, is it really necessary to add a "
" or a "" to everything in order to indicate sarcasm?BOS is an awesome market that DL has surrendered with the weakest of fights and even in times of billion dollar profits all around they still pretend its a much smaller market than it really is. JB, with the direct help of failed DL management decisions (and a little help from AA and USAir in that regards too) has handed a high volume, great yield, almost recession proof crown jewel to JB on a platinum platter and let them walk away with the Red Sox sponsorship just to rub salt into it. DL could absolutely own BOS with a little effort but would rather "make money" by outsourcing gates to Continental and giving a pretend "non revenue" code share partner ground handling priority as thanks for taking the entire west coast off our hands because they choose not to compete there either.
12-12-2011, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by P-3Bubba
The 90 seat give away will be the first thing management brings to the new Legacy contract negotiations. And guess what? They'll get it!!!
It should be a very high priority in C2012 to sharply and quickly reduce the allowed outsourcing of anything over 50 seats and then phase out all remaining in a reasonable timeframe.
Its hard enough to win customers and marketshare as it is. In a protracted stagflation malaise economy (which our own CEO is very concerned about and specifically mentioned recently) we as a pilot group can not afford to outsource hundreds of DC-9-10 replacement jets to off list ACMI operators without getting spanked hard as a group when things get tough.
12-12-2011, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Delta's numbers are old. That percentage is currently down to 8% and at the rate Delta is giving away Comair airplanes it will be 5% by summer.
To put it into perspective, Delta would have to park 230 mainline aircraft to keep Comair at the 8% mark.
To put it into perspective, Delta would have to park 230 mainline aircraft to keep Comair at the 8% mark.
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