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03-22-2013, 08:01 AM

#127061

johnso29

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Hey ... it's 2 * 3 seating is comfortable. Fewer middle seats.

Has he flown on a CRJ100/200?

03-22-2013, 08:25 AM

#127062

Columbia

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Hey ... it's 2 * 3 seating is comfortable. Fewer middle seats.

Heck, an ERJ is 2+1, so 2/3 of pax have an aisle.

03-22-2013, 08:29 AM

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[QUOTE=capncrunch;1377370]You can blame management for that. They seem to think almost every aircraft needs a base in ATL.

They seems to think EVERYTHING should be in Atlanta. How much more can they try to stuff in that overstuffed place.

Atlantacentric myopathy.

03-22-2013, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

You can blame management for that. They seem to think almost every aircraft needs a base in ATL.

Also, they keep shrinking MSP. Who knew that 5 years seniority would not be enough to hold it?!? That place was a fortress hub and they are ****ing it away like they did Western.

Are they shrinking the pilot base in MSP or the departures from MSP. The two don't always go hand and hand. Last two times I was in MSP it looked like every single gate was in use.

03-22-2013, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

Are they shrinking the pilot base in MSP or the departures from MSP. The two don't always go hand and hand. Last two times I was in MSP it looked like every single gate was in use.

Departures are way down as well.

03-22-2013, 09:45 AM

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TenYearsGone

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Originally Posted by Timbo

I just watched Richard's interview from yesterday:

Delta Air Lines CEO on State of Company - CNBC

My new favoirte buzzword:

Jet Crack!

We gotta have mo' Jet Crack! Gimme some of that Jet Crack! I need a fix of that Jet Crack!

(I heard you can make it in your garage, all you need is a plastic jet and some batteries, then you sniff the fumes)

I was gonna pay the pilots back, but then I got high (on Jet Crack!)

I was gonna buy widebody jets, but then I got high,

I don't need to hire pilots and I know why.

Why Man?

Because I got high(er ALV's) because I got high(er reserve utilization), because I got high(er stock price, which is how I get paid!).

Afroman - Because i got high (Lyrics) - YouTube

Three things I took away from this interview:

1) Were did RA's Southern Accent go?

2) DAL is trying to morph into an investment grade stock.

3) We aren't buying anything (any time soon). Our order books are full- with 737-900s and Bombardier jets

TEN

03-22-2013, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

Duly noted, but when you only hire 200 off the street pilots in 5 years, 5 years doesn't mean anything in anf of itself.

If we ever hire again, especially sustainable 40-50+/month hiring, MSP (if kept the same size) will likely be available to junior pilots again, maybe even out of new hire training like it was the last time we hired.

03-22-2013, 10:19 AM

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gloopy

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Originally Posted by johnso29

Has he flown on a CRJ100/200?

88 is a full sized tube though. Not comparable to an RJ at all.

Unless you're in the back rows between the engines with no windows, the 88 is a nice ride from a pax standpoint. APU management in the summer time notwithstanding of course.