sinca3

RA's looking more and more like a genius for defering the delivery of these pos
Boeing 787 at Boston airport returns to gate with fuel leak - Yahoo! News

johnso29

How dare you inject facts into the conversation! You are ruining people's conspiracy theories!

Timbo

I was chatting with an FAA Inspector about 6 years ago, re. the 787. He said nobody at the FAA wanted their name on the certificate! He said they are very worried about what will happen to the pax, if/when that plastic jet catches fire, ie. toxic fumes, to both the pax and firefighters. Also, he said they are concerned about what will happen if/when one crashes.

An aluminum tube will crush and absorb a lot of the impact, and many people will surive the impact, but a carbon tube won't flex and bend like that. It will either bounce up, hard, and snap everyone's neck, or explode into a shower of sharp splinters, neither one of which scenarios is going to be good for live people.

Now...throw in some exploding lithium batteries...

NERD

Easily amendable in C2015 with a 4,8,3,3% raises offset by remaining 70 seaters traded 1-1 to 76 seaters and a reduction in profit sharing to keep it cost neutral to Delta

Also, how come JG put out the weekly update vs SD?

Vikz09

Smokin!!!

Thought Musberger was going to have a restraining order against him at the end of the game.

sailingfun

I would not say that. The dispatch reliability of the aircraft has been nothing short of spectacular for a new jet. The only other aircraft in its league at introduction was the 777. Its way above the A380. Its also meeting all its promised fuel burn targets and in fact is beating them. AvWeek had a excellent article on the aircraft now that its in service.

forgot to bid

She's an Auburn grad? I mean the face says yes... but that shirt... I don't know...



I'd have to see more.



Okay now I see, definitely an Auburn girl.

Oh well. It's unfortunate, but it happens. Cool thing was while he was throwing incomplete passes at the end of the game in 2010, she was cheering for Cam and company in the greatest comeback ever.

28-27.

sinca3

While I don't doubt what you say, where does AvWeek get their info? The last thing I heard was the 787 wasn't meeting any of its fuel burn numbers, but that was over a year ago.
Too bad new aircraft have to go through a "reliabilty" stage before they are a proven commodity.

Scoop

Hawaii! We pretty much don't even fly on the west coast.

Scoop

TenYearsGone

RA is looking more and more like a genius for shrinking the "Bahjeezuz" out of mainline by outsourcing and cutting capacity. Delta is beginning to look much like NWA.

I wish someone (from the union) would diplomatically interview RA, on a fact finding mission, and ask him to be intellectually honest with the pilot group. I would like to know what his plans are for the Delta pilot group and if his goal is to try to become a NWA/Virtual Airline? I want to know if I am going to have a great future at Delta or an anemic one? I keep waiting for that "great" news that I thought we would hear after the contract was accepted but all I hear is: downsizing and cutbacks.

I'm feeling a bit jealous of others' seniority progression, aircraft orders and career advancements (HA/AK/VA/Emirates/UA etc)..I really do worry about a merger with HA or AK because tHey hired numerous pilots from 2002-2007, the era where Delta and NWA were stagnant.

TEN