Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-13-2009, 07:12 AM
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Tomcat,
I like your style. You are more than welcome over here. I think you will get your chance very soon, as I am beginning to realize that its not the mission of the DC-9 that people have a problem with, it's that there are some people who just don't like the airplane. I looked at the trips. The -9 at NWA did the same stuff that the -88 does/did at DAL. That's a shame.
But hey, the snakes are tasty.
New K Now
I like your style. You are more than welcome over here. I think you will get your chance very soon, as I am beginning to realize that its not the mission of the DC-9 that people have a problem with, it's that there are some people who just don't like the airplane. I looked at the trips. The -9 at NWA did the same stuff that the -88 does/did at DAL. That's a shame.
But hey, the snakes are tasty.
New K Now
Ya'll have a good day and thanks for flyin' Delter!
TC
I hear the snakes taste like chicken!
08-13-2009, 07:16 AM
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Guys, guys, guys,
Don't fret over one lousy nrt slot. I bet they never start the service and if they do it won't last. They will have their asses handed to them and we will either buy back the slot on the cheap or get it for nothing(Oh, and still have the Lga operation). Dougweiser is so far out of his league dealing with the NWA sharks that run the new Delta it is not even funny.
Don't fret over one lousy nrt slot. I bet they never start the service and if they do it won't last. They will have their asses handed to them and we will either buy back the slot on the cheap or get it for nothing(Oh, and still have the Lga operation). Dougweiser is so far out of his league dealing with the NWA sharks that run the new Delta it is not even funny.
Also. I am think that LCC gets the use of the gates at the MAT, and we will use off of the gates at the main terminals.
08-13-2009, 07:17 AM
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Thanks New.... Look forward to meeting you. We're all professional pilots, it shouldn't be an issue. Like they say in the South, "I aint scared!" Then I think you're supposed to yell, "Go Dale!!!!!" (In Memorial to the Great Dale Earnhardt #3) Sorry, just the displaced Southern coming out in me......
Ya'll have a good day and thanks for flyin' Delter!
TC
I hear the snakes taste like chicken!
Ya'll have a good day and thanks for flyin' Delter!
TC
I hear the snakes taste like chicken!
08-13-2009, 07:26 AM
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FWIW, most of what Sailing is saying is correct. Even if they were not being used as part jets, DAL does not intend to resurrect the 9 from the desert. There are a few out there, but the plan is a redistribution of assets. The jet we have in the desert that we will bring back starting next year (economy improves) is the 767/757. We have a ton of them.
See as we move past a recession, those jets will come back and take over what the 88's are flying now, as the need for this utilization on the 320/9/88/73N will drop off a little bit.
The 9 is a flex jet and the scary part is that if fuel goes North of 120, those jets will be parked, once again. This will cost about 470 positions in the company. (Interesting how this number works out to about the same number that are not covered under the tighter seat scope restrictions) (( I am not implying furloughs at all, it just offers them a buffer if fuel goes up, the economy does not improve and they need to park jets--dots my friends just dots
))
See as we move past a recession, those jets will come back and take over what the 88's are flying now, as the need for this utilization on the 320/9/88/73N will drop off a little bit.
The 9 is a flex jet and the scary part is that if fuel goes North of 120, those jets will be parked, once again. This will cost about 470 positions in the company. (Interesting how this number works out to about the same number that are not covered under the tighter seat scope restrictions) (( I am not implying furloughs at all, it just offers them a buffer if fuel goes up, the economy does not improve and they need to park jets--dots my friends just dots
))ACL,
I don't disagree with you on the state of the DC-9. The last I heard from anyone official, they would be all gone by 2012, with the -50's hanging around the longest. I've heard many rumors concerning the DC-9, so when I talk about it, I qualify my remarks. So, I'm not going to tell you that I know what happened to every airplane they parked in the past 4 years. But, I will ask you because you have the inside knowledge; are you telling me that the DC-9's that were parked were all "sold for scraps?"
New K Now
08-13-2009, 07:28 AM
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Duplicate post. 
08-13-2009, 07:36 AM
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ACL,
I don't disagree with you on the state of the DC-9. The last I heard from anyone official, they would be all gone by 2012, with the -50's hanging around the longest. I've heard many rumors concerning the DC-9, so when I talk about it, I qualify my remarks. So, I'm not going to tell you that I know what happened to every airplane they parked in the past 4 years. But, I will ask you because you have the inside knowledge; are you telling me that the DC-9's that were parked were all "sold for scraps?"
New K Now
I don't disagree with you on the state of the DC-9. The last I heard from anyone official, they would be all gone by 2012, with the -50's hanging around the longest. I've heard many rumors concerning the DC-9, so when I talk about it, I qualify my remarks. So, I'm not going to tell you that I know what happened to every airplane they parked in the past 4 years. But, I will ask you because you have the inside knowledge; are you telling me that the DC-9's that were parked were all "sold for scraps?"
New K Now
I dont know any further details but that was from the DC9 fleet manager fwiw
08-13-2009, 07:43 AM
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Thanks New.... Look forward to meeting you. We're all professional pilots, it shouldn't be an issue. Like they say in the South, "I aint scared!" Then I think you're supposed to yell, "Go Dale!!!!!" (In Memorial to the Great Dale Earnhardt #3) Sorry, just the displaced Southern coming out in me......
Ya'll have a good day and thanks for flyin' Delter!
TC
I hear the snakes taste like chicken!
Ya'll have a good day and thanks for flyin' Delter!
TC
I hear the snakes taste like chicken!
From the left seat, you don't have to eat the snakes. Nowdays, we have so much free time we can go out and hunt for real food, the snack basket!!
Go Dale!
08-13-2009, 07:46 AM
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ACL,
I don't disagree with you on the state of the DC-9. The last I heard from anyone official, they would be all gone by 2012, with the -50's hanging around the longest. I've heard many rumors concerning the DC-9, so when I talk about it, I qualify my remarks. So, I'm not going to tell you that I know what happened to every airplane they parked in the past 4 years. But, I will ask you because you have the inside knowledge; are you telling me that the DC-9's that were parked were all "sold for scraps?"
New K Now
I don't disagree with you on the state of the DC-9. The last I heard from anyone official, they would be all gone by 2012, with the -50's hanging around the longest. I've heard many rumors concerning the DC-9, so when I talk about it, I qualify my remarks. So, I'm not going to tell you that I know what happened to every airplane they parked in the past 4 years. But, I will ask you because you have the inside knowledge; are you telling me that the DC-9's that were parked were all "sold for scraps?"
New K Now
I think that there are one or two that are out there that are considered mission capable, but that is it. (From what I have been told, and we know that sometime not all of the facts are known. This comes from three separate people, and the story was the same, so take it for what it is worth.)
08-13-2009, 07:48 AM
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Thursday, August 13, 2009, 11:01am EDT
Delta TechOps lands CanJet deal
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Delta TechOps inked a $7 million, four-year contract with Canadian charter airline, CanJet.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc.’s maintenance unit said the deal includes component and inventory logistics support for CanJet’s Boeing 737-800 fleet, including avionics, pneumatics and hydraulics. It also will give CanJet access to Delta’s inventory of 737-800 components, ensuring that spare parts are available during the repair process.
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based CanJet added three new aircraft this year, and expects to operate seven aircraft throughout the year by 2010. CanJet, which is owned by IMP Group International Inc., typically adds between five and eight seasonal aircraft to its fleet during the winter months.
Delta TechOps lands CanJet deal
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Delta TechOps inked a $7 million, four-year contract with Canadian charter airline, CanJet.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc.’s maintenance unit said the deal includes component and inventory logistics support for CanJet’s Boeing 737-800 fleet, including avionics, pneumatics and hydraulics. It also will give CanJet access to Delta’s inventory of 737-800 components, ensuring that spare parts are available during the repair process.
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based CanJet added three new aircraft this year, and expects to operate seven aircraft throughout the year by 2010. CanJet, which is owned by IMP Group International Inc., typically adds between five and eight seasonal aircraft to its fleet during the winter months.
08-13-2009, 07:49 AM
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Dom told me up at natco that we had 35 dc9-30s in storage that would be swapped with current hulls flying as they timed out. Thus being a 1-1 swap out which would keep the -30s flying a little longer. He said the -40s are gone when they time out and that they are looking at options to convert the -50's over to match the -88's cockpit which would keep the -50s flying for a lot longer.
I dont know any further details but that was from the DC9 fleet manager fwiw
I dont know any further details but that was from the DC9 fleet manager fwiw
FWIW, the info down here is that the 30's and 40's will be parked. When is up for debate, but one thing DAL does well is park jets when they want to!
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