Highly, highly doubt it

 

HA HA, just to bring up that fake article about Comair and Mesaba merging their MX departments… It has sparked up an entire thread on the Jet Careers forum. Ha ha, that entire thread is amusing to say the least. On an important note, when we had that phone conversation involving the 2010 outlook… our MEC stated that we wanted a merger with all of the WO companies, but that there was one company who was not “on board”. Has anyone heard anything more about that? Also, regarding profits, what do you think the profitability outcome would be for Daddy D if we did merge?

 

I heard that same rumor about the flight bennies going back to normal, from a compass pilot at DIA. He was pretty adamant and furious about the meeting Daddy D just had. He said he was at the meeting and said it was anything but informational. JAL JAL JAL.. that is all he was able to take away from it.

 

I just about wet my pants laughing when I read that. No, we'll always be behind retirees and children. They are far more important than us lowly scooter trash.

 

And what were you doing hanging out in Brazil with a Compass pilot?

 

Maybe he means IAD... or Denver International Airport...

 

well some of the rumors are true.


New paint and interiors ... no new capital expenditures on state of the art equipment. ...

Press Release Source: Delta Air Lines On Monday January 25, 2010, 11:24 am
ATLANTA,Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will invest $1 billion, or about $300 million per year, through mid-2013 to improve the customer experience in the air and on the ground. The capital investment will improve the consistency and level of service provided to Delta's BusinessElite, First Class and elite-level flyers, as well as increasing the efficiency of the airline's fleet. Planned enhancements include:
•Installing full flat-bed seats in BusinessElite on 90 trans-oceanic aircraft, including 14 Boeing 767-400ERs, 52 Boeing 767-300ERs, 16 Boeing 747-400s and eight Boeing 777-200ERs. Upon completion, each of these fleets will have full flat bed seats on all aircraft.
•Adding in-seat audio and video on demand throughout Economy Class on 16 Boeing 747-400 and 52 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. With these additions, Delta will offer personal, in-seat entertainment for both BusinessElite and Economy class customers on all wide-body aircraft.
•Adding First Class cabins to 66 CRJ-700 aircraft operated by Delta Connection carriers ASA, Comair and SkyWest, bringing to 219 the number of regional aircraft with First Class seating.•Completing the modification of 269 pre-merger Northwest aircraft to feature Delta's signature blue leather seats, updated lighting and enhanced cabin amenities such as increased overhead bin space on pre-merger Northwest 757-200s.
•Installing winglets on more than 170 Boeing 767-300ER, 757-200 and 737-800 aircraft to extend aircraft range and improve fuel efficiency by as much as five percent.
•Renovating and expanding Delta's Los Angeles Sky Club lounge, and introducing new Sky Club locations in Seattle, Philadelphia and Indianapolis.

"Delta's planned fleet and product investments mark the most significant investment we have made in our customers in more than a decade," said Delta CEO Richard Anderson. "Our premium travelers tell us that the comfort of a flat bed seat with direct aisle access, a first class experience on regional jets and in-flight entertainment are important factors in their choice of carrier."

"This investment will be made while staying well within the level of our historical capital expenditures," said Ed Bastian, Delta's president. "Rather than invest in new aircraft, Delta will be spending its capital to improve the quality and consistency of the on-board product and efficiency of the aircraft we already own."

 

I wonder if they will re-paint the exterior of the 70s in the new DL Connection colors while they put in the new interiors?


Also, why are there so many Comair guys jumping over to Colgan? Rumors are more recalls here around Spring time...

 

Count me out...that place is a joke...

 

It's going to be a long time before recalls go 200 deep.... some of us are pretty far down that list.