Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
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So I'm clear, you're saying you don't want your employer add value to the company? You much have a much better backup plan than I do....
PD--in the long term, I think you are mistaken. Having gained the S&P 500 status will help us secure lower interest rates and better negotiating capital with all lenders. This will enable us to pay down debt more quickly, or reduce our current interest payments (if we negotiate or exchange our current debt for newly-issued debt at lower rates.) Think of it as you moving up your personal credit rating and all that that encompasses--loans, insurance rates, etc. With the company doing better, it is another argument ALPA can use to justify a larger payraise at the next round of negotiations.
I'm not a stockbroker, but I'd guess that our stock gets a bump. With the inclusion onto the 500 list, multiply S&P 500 index fund managers will be required to purchase and hold our stock--all other things being equal.
I'm not a stockbroker, but I'd guess that our stock gets a bump. With the inclusion onto the 500 list, multiply S&P 500 index fund managers will be required to purchase and hold our stock--all other things being equal.
This is a pretty big deal on many levels. Fundamentally, it is a game changer for DAL and defines the essence of breaking out of the pack. I believe SWA is the only other airline in the S&P. Now, we get "darling" status too.
There are several triggers to be met prior to being considered for S&P 500 listing. We exceeded the requirements. The final one to be met was paying a dividend. Check that block.
As an employee, I cannot see how this will not benefit us with fleet renewal/growth opportunities, behind the scenes (political and capital) favoritism, better access to everything that makes big business flourish.
This aspect of "constructive engagement" is something I am 100% behind.
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I do agree that it provides us some tailwinds re: contract negotiations.
My concern is whether or not we as a group are willing and/or able to translate these positives into meaningful gains for ourselves.
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[/IMG][QUOTE=Bucking Bar;1479541]How about a 737 Max Flight deck? Even more glass for our most fastidious to keep clean ....
It isn't as nice as this!
It isn't as nice as this!
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Here's what I would REALLY like to see in -all- the new Boeings; the Electronic Checklist! The big TV screens in the 737 and 767-400 are nice, no doubt, but the best thing in the 777 is the ECL.
It KNOWS where the switches are, and turns those items green on the list, so you skip right over them. All you have to 'check' is the items it hasn't turned green, and as you do them, you click the mouse and move on.
And when it comes time for aby-normals, it KNOWS what you need to do, and will remind you if you skip a step. It won't let you move on until you've completed all items. And then when it's time to land, it will pull up the aby-normal page again, to remind you you are doing a Flaps 20, vs. 30 landing.
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I'm all for standardization between Boeings. I wish they had put the 757/767 switches into the 'new' 737-800,700,900. Maybe our MX guys can strip them out of the 757's as they are parked, and put them into the 73's! Sort of like the panel 'Mod' for the MD88/717s.
Here's what I would REALLY like to see in -all- the new Boeings; the Electronic Checklist! The big TV screens in the 737 and 767-400 are nice, no doubt, but the best thing in the 777 is the ECL.
It KNOWS where the switches are, and turns those items green on the list, so you skip right over them. All you have to 'check' is the items it hasn't turned green, and as you do them, you click the mouse and move on.
And when it comes time for aby-normals, it KNOWS what you need to do, and will remind you if you skip a step. It won't let you move on until you've completed all items. And then when it's time to land, it will pull up the aby-normal page again, to remind you you are doing a Flaps 20, vs. 30 landing.
Here's what I would REALLY like to see in -all- the new Boeings; the Electronic Checklist! The big TV screens in the 737 and 767-400 are nice, no doubt, but the best thing in the 777 is the ECL.
It KNOWS where the switches are, and turns those items green on the list, so you skip right over them. All you have to 'check' is the items it hasn't turned green, and as you do them, you click the mouse and move on.
And when it comes time for aby-normals, it KNOWS what you need to do, and will remind you if you skip a step. It won't let you move on until you've completed all items. And then when it's time to land, it will pull up the aby-normal page again, to remind you you are doing a Flaps 20, vs. 30 landing.
What's it smell like up those 777 cockpits. I always imagined the aroma was a cross between the kitchen of a Tuscan summer villa and the suit coat lining of one of Lee Moak's finer suits.
Coming from the Maddog, I'm just happy if at least half of our pixels aren't burnt out. The uniquely dim EHSI/EADI would bother me if I could actually see them behind the strategically placed, billboard-sized yoke. And don't even get me started with what kind of smells longer throughout your nasal cavity on any given flight. It's the only plane I've ever flown were farting in the cockpit actually makes it smell better.
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