Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-18-2013, 11:14 AM
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Make sure you smoosh a couple Twix Bars together and leave them in the bowl for your partner. Works every time.
08-18-2013, 11:16 AM
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Delta and Douglas go way back.
The classic sign on the top of the jet base at Hartsfield is copied from an old Douglas sign.
The classic sign on the top of the jet base at Hartsfield is copied from an old Douglas sign.
08-18-2013, 11:40 AM
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You have to put up a compilation of your critiques of what loosely referred to as "Douglas engineering". It'd be worth, well, worth more than the engineering. Too bad, you didn't fly the MD-11.
GF
You have to put up a compilation of your critiques of what loosely referred to as "Douglas engineering". It'd be worth, well, worth more than the engineering. Too bad, you didn't fly the MD-11.
GF
08-18-2013, 12:11 PM
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That's because at Douglas, a lot of thought went into the toilet.
Nearly no thought went into the:
It was Mayans making fun of Douglas engineering ... back in the day.
Nearly no thought went into the:
- Wing - oh we already have one of those
- Flight Controls - worked in 1960, it will work today
- Brakes - carry over
- Nose Wheel Steering - see brakes
- Engines - Gulfstream's got that worked out - just copy their data and send it in
- Avionics - Hey what did we do with that MD-11 stuff that didn't sell? Well, use it.
- Hydraulics - we're proud of the fact you don't need the system, but we stuck some DC-10-30 parts in there for good measure, what could go wrong?
It was Mayans making fun of Douglas engineering ... back in the day.
08-18-2013, 12:31 PM
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SWAPA sent pizza and hookers, I'm tellin ya...
08-18-2013, 12:38 PM
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It was, I guess, but in true government fashion all the infrastructure that AT&T developed, built and implemented was confiscated and given away... basically. Love our government. The best money can buy.
08-18-2013, 04:11 PM
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08-18-2013, 04:46 PM
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08-18-2013, 05:43 PM
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In other news, I was researching the DOJ's opposition to the AA/US merger and ran across this:
Richard Anderson on mergers, acquisitions and foreign ownership - view from the top - companies - FT.com
In this interview of Mr. Anderson just prior to our corporate closure on the NWA merger he makes a number of prognostications which have been correct, including short on fuel prices & commodities, long on New York airports and still considering what to do with Mesaba, Comair and Compass. What made his observations interesting is his support for foreign ownership of US carriers. Mr. Anderson points out that foreign entities, such as Airbus and Bombardier are already huge invested money players in US carriers. His other eye raising comment is that he is "short ... on unions." He mentioned US labor's efforts to fight cabotage are wasted since European carriers are mostly unionized also.
Hmmm.
Richard Anderson on mergers, acquisitions and foreign ownership - view from the top - companies - FT.com
In this interview of Mr. Anderson just prior to our corporate closure on the NWA merger he makes a number of prognostications which have been correct, including short on fuel prices & commodities, long on New York airports and still considering what to do with Mesaba, Comair and Compass. What made his observations interesting is his support for foreign ownership of US carriers. Mr. Anderson points out that foreign entities, such as Airbus and Bombardier are already huge invested money players in US carriers. His other eye raising comment is that he is "short ... on unions." He mentioned US labor's efforts to fight cabotage are wasted since European carriers are mostly unionized also.
Hmmm.
08-18-2013, 05:50 PM
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