Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta? - Page 15256

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LivingTheDream , 03-29-2014 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by buzzpat

LTD, no worries, come on out! You get used to them after awhile. We love it here! Its expensive, but its worth it. If you need anything or have any questions, feel free to PM me. We're not in the OC, we're up in Ventura County. Any base questions, parking, etc, just shoot me a note.

Buzz

On my way... thanks for the info last Nov... Got cold feet then, but we're on our way now... Now I need to find out where I can get my de rigeur surf lessons!

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Hawaii50 , 03-29-2014 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawaii50

The threat of earthquakes helps keep the riff raff out. And by riff raff I mean anyone east of Palm Springs and north of Eureka.

Good one! The OC is the place to be or the surrounding cities!!

Yes, or SD but don't tell anyone else.

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iceman49 , 03-29-2014 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright

I'm always in favor of more money and more time off, but to be clear, we already have a 5th week of vacation after 19 years of service. I wonder how long it takes the other employees to get the 5th week?

Apparently that benefit and raise was with no form of negotiation....via what are you willing to give up!

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sailingfun , 03-29-2014 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane

As far as I know, a customs facility is supposed to be built beneath the A gates and we are going to get quite a few a gates. I think the 5 year plan includes what you are talking about with regards to expanding A concourse. Also include is either a tunnel or a bridge connecting A and S.

Denny

We have to give up the South Island in the move so we are only gaining a few gates.

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sailingfun , 03-29-2014 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Big E 757

And, by putting pressure on their market share, their share price goes down and we buy them at a discount.

I still think Hawaiian makes more sense. If we are worried about the Narita hub losing its strategic advantage, wouldn't Hawaii and some more heavies make for an ideal staging area for overflights into Asia? Not to mention the route authority Hawaiian has to all those Asian cities. (Although we probably have route authority to those Asian cities we aren't using right now.)

E

Anderson has laughed at the notion of buying HA for their aircraft. We can have additional heavy aircraft any time we want. It makes no sense at all to purchase them for that reason. Much cheaper to just buy aircraft.

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sailingfun , 03-29-2014 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearjerk

Not only how old, but haven't they hired a significant amount if their seniority list (i.e. 20-25%) in the last six years?

They have not done a huge amount of hiring. Their last furloughed guy was not recalled until 9 or 10.

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sailingfun , 03-29-2014 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingnutdal

That is a good question. I didn't mean to get a SLI argument going, but maybe an Alaska guy could give us a drive by answer and prevent a lot of speculation.

As far as gates, couldn't they extend out the A gates like they did at T4 at JFK? That would give extra gate space and maybe all of our customers wouldn't have to take the train. I love going out of the B gates there.

They are extending the A terminal. It will only add a few gates. We are planning on moving into the A and B gates but will lose all the south satellite gates. Net gain is a handful of gates. We are very gate limited in SEA.

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sailingfun , 03-29-2014 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman49

RA also thanked ----- people for participating in the annual employee survey that closed over the weekend with more than 55 percent of employee input, and noted the upcoming investing in you rollout that includes a pay increase for nearly all employees and the addition of a 5th week vacation effective April 1.

"You’re doing a great job operating the airline,” he said. “And when you do a great job operating the airline and you treat each other with dignity and respect and you take good care of our customers, we win in the marketplace. When we win in the marketplace, we can invest those wins back in you.”

So are we getting a pay raise and an extra week of vacation?

Many employees already had 5 weeks of vacation. They had a B scale vacation system. Employees who had reached 20 years kept the 5 th week back in 05. If you had 19 years and 11 months at that point you never got the 5 th week. They have restored the 5 th week to all employees at 20 years. We never had the B scale.

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buzzpat , 03-29-2014 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LivingTheDream

On my way... thanks for the info last Nov... Got cold feet then, but we're on our way now... Now I need to find out where I can get my de rigeur surf lessons!

Surf lessons are everywhere....and very affordable. My wife has me into paddle boarding. DO NOT do that! What a pain in the ass. Welcome to SoCal!

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tsquare , 03-29-2014 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scambo1

As an aside, I don't know (based on RA's comments) how Unical can blacken the skies with heavy metal without imploding.

Let's see the Q1 results, and then revisit your question....