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Old 09-05-2008, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire View Post
OK got it - just flew a red eye last night - still groggy....

CPDLC - data link comms - all our 330's have it - just have to do a single SECAL HF check for back up, and it's text the rest of the flight....

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Most of the 767ERs here and all 777s are SatCom equipped and do automatic position reports. Once it's set you don't do anything at all. There is a portion of the 767 fleet and all 757s that are not SatCom and do voice position reports.
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Old 09-05-2008, 12:30 PM
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What Continental does is take 767s from the west coast thru HNL to GUM then up to Japan and back. Six day trips from what the Continental guys tell me. I may have to bid the 767 in LA just to keep my Saipans.
Its actually an 8 day run out of Houston. IAH-HNL, HNL-GUM, GUM-NRT-GUM, GUM-NRT-GUM, GUM-HNL and HNL-IAH. 45 hours on the 767-400.
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Old 09-05-2008, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 757Driver View Post
Its actually an 8 day run out of Houston. IAH-HNL, HNL-GUM, GUM-NRT-GUM, GUM-NRT-GUM, GUM-HNL and HNL-IAH. 45 hours on the 767-400.
Yeah Yeah..........that's the one (sorry). Did I meet you on the Hilton van on GUM?

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Old 09-05-2008, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire View Post
Back to the orginal question - do we have a feel on whether NWA pilots will be incorporated into the Intl or Domestic side of the bid category?

My guess (FWIW) is that the NWA guys will be kept on the international side, and will eventually see 767ER flying as well as 757. I think the 767ER will fit a lot of routes from DTW. Part of what keeps Delta management from mixing domestic and international flying is likely the cost associated with introducing a new category (training and moving costs, mostly).
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Old 09-05-2008, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly4hire View Post
OK got it - just flew a red eye last night - still groggy....

CPDLC - data link comms - all our 330's have it - just have to do a single SECAL HF check for back up, and it's text the rest of the flight....
I like the sound of CPDLC. I'm not sure if our aircraft have that or not. Maybe the 767-400s and the 777s. The ERs may have it but its been so long since I've flown one on a domestic segment I forget.
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Old 09-05-2008, 01:32 PM
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Yeah Yeah..........that's the one (sorry). Did I meet you on the Hilton van on GUM?

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Old 09-05-2008, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DAL4EVER View Post
I like the sound of CPDLC. I'm not sure if our aircraft have that or not. Maybe the 767-400s and the 777s. The ERs may have it but its been so long since I've flown one on a domestic segment I forget.
Most of the 767ERs and all of the 777s have FMC waypoint reporting. I think that's about the same as CPDLC. The 767-400s and the newest 767-300ERs don't have it, because they were ordered as domestic airplanes. (Boeing delivered our newest 767s as ERs, because that's the only way they build 767s now.)

As Hawaii50 mentioned, the SATCOM capability is the limiting factor on the aircraft that don't have FMC WPR. Does anyone know if the SATCOM upgrade is still in the works for the aircraft that don't have it? Those 5 30-second radio calls are having a huge impact on my workload.
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:14 PM
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I know they were planing it, but with this merger who knows what will be done and when it will actually get done.
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:57 PM
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"As we have mentioned many times, we want to ensure that we pass along answers to your questions regarding the merger as soon as decisions have been made. Today, we want to update you on uniforms. A decision has been made to outfit Northwest Pilots in the Delta Pilot uniform by Spring 2009. Newly designed hat brass and wings will be issued to all Pilots - Northwest and Delta alike - representing the Delta two-tone red “widget” logo at the same time.The decision on the new uniform marks the first of the distinct changes we will experience as we move forward toward full system integration. New procedures, aircraft livery, contract terminology, and the “Delta” call sign will complete the transition. The “commercial” part of commercial aviation demands that we adapt to changes being made to take full advantage of the power of brands. It will not change who we are or where we’ve come from. It will change, and enhance, the outlook for our future."
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Old 09-05-2008, 04:19 PM
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I knew that we were going to the red wings about two years ago. I guess they are making sure that they have 24,000 of them made. What fun.

I would venture to guess that we will keep the DAL paint job as well.
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