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Well, really, that 752 is a lot of airplane for a route like ATL-LAX: take that 752/763 route, forget about replacing with a 752 and park that expensive 763 and put a 737-900 on it. Big cabin? Pfffff. Widebody? Pfffff... Cargo? Pffff... leave those people at the gate, just take the premium pax who pay the top dollar. Until the biz traveler at the last minute can't buy a ticket because we downsized and goes over to AmericUSAir and connects through DFW. Then the route starts losing money and we'll use a smaller jet on it.
That's just imho. I do think freight matters though. I did JFK-Gatwick in a 752 in 08 and they mentioned we'd be ceasing service soon because there wasn't any cargo. I don't know if cargo was really the reason but I'm sure if there had been cargo we wouldn't have been in a 752. I mean big is better for you and I but they're not going big until they can justify it and they just can't really justify more than 34 744/777s. BA can justify 107 of them.
But it's the CAL way of doing things that we bought. What size jet do you need? Okay, we'll go two sizes smaller. Drives us all nuts but if you want on you'll pay and it's taken a decade but i think they're there. And between HVCs having their tickets bought for them and corporate contracts, I bet they're not worried about the one time guy running over to another airline. They're probably too inconsistent or rare to cater to anyways.
I do see a lot of routes where they are charging $1000/rt on a CR2 and getting away with it. Which is why I think they want the CRJ-900 so very badly because now they can add a few more seats, but not too many, and cater to the HVC paying that much. It's why I question the notion that we won dropping from 600+ RJs to 450. I wouldn't be surprised if the company would drop it to 300, if all 300 were CRJ-900s. And what about all of those other routes? Less frequency or cut them out completely if all they can support is a CR2. I think they were clear, we do not want CR2s anymore, we want CR9s. I think this modus operandi is why.
That's my hunch. Nothing more.
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I am getting "learn how to handle B fund termination" ad for AA pilots followed by learn how to fix an outboard motor. New career I guess.
Hope this targeted advertising doesn't have a crystal ball.
Hope this targeted advertising doesn't have a crystal ball.
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Off topic:
I have a question for you Internet gurus. It concerns privacy. The world wide web seems to be getting smarter by the day. Uncomfortably so.
I was just watching a bunch of guitar solo videos on YouTube. (Joe Satriani is a God)
A few seconds later when I log on to this site I get ads for guitar lessons. That can't be a coincidence.
How does APC know what I've been watching on YouTube? Does every website that I visit see from my history every other website that I've ever visited?
I thought that cookies were only used by the website that puts them on your computer. I know that my Internet service provider obviously knows every site I visit and I don't really care, but can every website see where I've been?
When I log onto DeltaNet can they see where I've been? I may not want my employer to know that I recently searched for left handed lesbians mud wrestling on spring break.
Is there a way to stop all these people from tracking me?
I have a question for you Internet gurus. It concerns privacy. The world wide web seems to be getting smarter by the day. Uncomfortably so.
I was just watching a bunch of guitar solo videos on YouTube. (Joe Satriani is a God)
A few seconds later when I log on to this site I get ads for guitar lessons. That can't be a coincidence.
How does APC know what I've been watching on YouTube? Does every website that I visit see from my history every other website that I've ever visited?
I thought that cookies were only used by the website that puts them on your computer. I know that my Internet service provider obviously knows every site I visit and I don't really care, but can every website see where I've been?
When I log onto DeltaNet can they see where I've been? I may not want my employer to know that I recently searched for left handed lesbians mud wrestling on spring break.
Is there a way to stop all these people from tracking me?
I think I read some where, or maybe it was in a dream, that websites are able to determine where you came from and where you went (that is, which web pages you're coming from and going to). They're probably able to do more than that, but I figure, at a minimum they know that.
I got this program (https://www.hsselite.com/) on dealnews.com when it was on sale for $15 (half price). It definitely works. iCrew doesn't like not knowing where you're logging in from so when I check my schedule I have to remember to turn this program off or too often I'll get kicked off iCrew.
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Slow, Sailing, Alfa, etc:
I timed-out on a long career last month and have encountered a thorn. I only had 5 years at DAL, so I'm not eligible for any travel benefits. I undestand no non-rev bennies, but I don't understand why I can't even get a buddy pass for myself.
Arguably, a non-rev ride probably costs DAL some money, but I believe a Buddy Pass is still a positive revenue stream for DAL. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get a BP from a DAL guy, but with less than 10 years of semi-honorable service , I am not afforded that benefit.
And, no, I don't expect any negotiating capitol to be expended on this, but perhaps a world-famous LOA might afford this small bennie to future retirees with less than 10 years DAL service....
Rant out,
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I timed-out on a long career last month and have encountered a thorn. I only had 5 years at DAL, so I'm not eligible for any travel benefits. I undestand no non-rev bennies, but I don't understand why I can't even get a buddy pass for myself.
Arguably, a non-rev ride probably costs DAL some money, but I believe a Buddy Pass is still a positive revenue stream for DAL. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get a BP from a DAL guy, but with less than 10 years of semi-honorable service , I am not afforded that benefit.
And, no, I don't expect any negotiating capitol to be expended on this, but perhaps a world-famous LOA might afford this small bennie to future retirees with less than 10 years DAL service....
Rant out,
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Off topic:
I have a question for you Internet gurus. It concerns privacy. The world wide web seems to be getting smarter by the day. Uncomfortably so.
I was just watching a bunch of guitar solo videos on YouTube. (Joe Satriani is a God)
A few seconds later when I log on to this site I get ads for guitar lessons. That can't be a coincidence.
How does APC know what I've been watching on YouTube? Does every website that I visit see from my history every other website that I've ever visited?
I thought that cookies were only used by the website that puts them on your computer. I know that my Internet service provider obviously knows every site I visit and I don't really care, but can every website see where I've been?
When I log onto DeltaNet can they see where I've been? I may not want my employer to know that I recently searched for left handed lesbians mud wrestling on spring break.
Is there a way to stop all these people from tracking me?
I have a question for you Internet gurus. It concerns privacy. The world wide web seems to be getting smarter by the day. Uncomfortably so.
I was just watching a bunch of guitar solo videos on YouTube. (Joe Satriani is a God)
A few seconds later when I log on to this site I get ads for guitar lessons. That can't be a coincidence.
How does APC know what I've been watching on YouTube? Does every website that I visit see from my history every other website that I've ever visited?
I thought that cookies were only used by the website that puts them on your computer. I know that my Internet service provider obviously knows every site I visit and I don't really care, but can every website see where I've been?
When I log onto DeltaNet can they see where I've been? I may not want my employer to know that I recently searched for left handed lesbians mud wrestling on spring break.
Is there a way to stop all these people from tracking me?
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I think that is just fine..... Delta gets a piece of the $40K spent over the year.
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