gloopy

For once I was thinking like an international enlightened intellectual/delicate genius instead of a knuckle dragging NASCAR watching beer swilling Amurican and I get corrected. This kind of internal division is exctly why the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor in the Civil War of 1812.

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gloopy

Dogs can't read. You have to take it to them on a personal level and make it real for them.

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gloopy

Depends on the 2013 summer block plan (Captain Obvious, reporting for duty!*) but despite the RMP we still have 60+ mandatory retirements for 2013, and some always leave "early" (although is >60 "early"? anywhoo...) so I fugure 150 or so for 2013 will leave regardless. No, irregardless. We made ain't into a word, we can do it again if we stick together!

Plus the associated training bubble 150+ cascading retirements will bring, plus the bubble needed to buff the 717 and 737s. Not saying it will happen, but it could, especially if we're just looking at 150 this year, although I really doubt we will see sustained 50 a month starting in 2013. 2015 or 16 maybe, but not for a while. The economy isn't about to suddenly "recover" other than maybe another quantitative easing spending bubble, which won't last long and I'm sure RA knows this better than anyone. If we do need substantially more bodies, it will be because we're finally taking it to JB, VA, AS and the foreign EGO carriers, perhaps timing it with the collapse of their dellusional fantasy Farnborough order books.

Still LAS is giving 1.5:1 odds against DL hiring for 2013 and the 2013/2014 over/under is 220 (or 221, whatever it takes).

*heh heh heh, I said duty!

trlaketige

That's what I thought. I would still love to see some wide-body Boeing orders. And the 747-8i would be great, but I will settle for 777's and787's.

Tr

Superpilot92

In regards to hiring

Mainline airline pilot hiring to increase

gloopy

The new jet thing is certailly possible. I'd almost forgotten about that possibility. Although I still see it not happening as more likely, especially if these sudden aircraft are growth block hours (not including short transient growth hours).

As for the AE relative to hiring, that is how it usually seems to be, however since the hiring/training pipeline takes a while to ramp up, if they "know" they will need pilots, I could see them gearing things up before an official AE. I don't think it will happen, but it wouldn't be mind blowing if it did.

My best friend Kevin Bacon knows this guy that lives next door to this lady that goes to church with a CPZ pilot and he says that she says that he says that someone high up at CPZ said that CPZ and DL have worked out the next round of flows a little better and the 90 day buffer, which Hulas says will be enforced rigorously, will be built into the process the next time we hire.

Word is CPZ wanted a little more notice anyway and DL absolutely hated doing the split class thing with flow holdbacks and ghost bidders when new hires were going into 3 or 4 different planes. That's something that will likely be the case if and when hiring ever resumes (Objection! Sustained. I withdrawal my statement.) so if the department that runs Flt Ops (Marketing, duh) anticipates anywhere near significant and/or sustained hiring, I could see the process gearing up before the next AE made it official.

All that said, I'm still bearish on the liklehood of it all at the present time, but there are some wild cards out there for sure.

gloopy

10.3? That is bogus!

I move we round it up to 10.

Now stay after class until you get it right!

gloopy

Is that by volume or density?


Wait, what?

georgetg

The MD90 has triple spool 28K motors while the lame 738 has twin spool 26k motors...

clearly the MD90 is superior in every way!

Sometimes it's not all about specs, sometimes its all about integration. Seem from your love letters to the Maddog you understand that pretty well...

BTW, I use the "failed attempt" every day and happy to not have cable. I've never did play games on it either...

Cheers
George

shiznit

Bravo! Weiner (BTW ex-Kew Gardens Congressman ) and Lumberg in one swoop... Well done.

Wasn't "DP" last night though. I don't care who it is, it's common knowledge (look how well Boomer does from a much more shall we say "controversial" position) that it's poor form to discuss internal topics as an outsider. You and I don't necessarily agree on "internal topics" but you and I are both members in good standing who currently are part of the organization... We actually understand what the reality is and have the ability to vote, volunteer, and submit resolutions to affect real change. When juniorbus flows and finishes probation, by all means he has every right to critize, because he will be part of the organization... Until then he needs to understand his place (this is much more than "one post" from a few days ago ).

It's less than a week until college football season, you have any new cheerleader pics?