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02-04-2014, 03:11 AM
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There is no restriction for the company to augment any flight. The aircraft used however must have a approved rest facility. That effectively limits it to the international fleet.
02-04-2014, 03:16 AM
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Wow, that is crazy. I have done several NFL and military charters and they all went off without a hitch. The charter coordinators always struck me as very competent individuals.
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02-04-2014, 03:20 AM
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Welcome aboard JB! Great to see some new names on the seniority list.
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02-04-2014, 03:27 AM
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Or perhaps it means a reduction for us. Intra-Europe "domestic style" feed is valuable for filling DAL seats across the Atlantic out of Italian cities.
I don't want Etihad using AZ "domestic/intraeurope" feed to fill Etihad jets utilizing openskies/5th freedom loopholes in their subsidized, government owned airline model to compete against DAL who will have lost the additional feed from AZ. (cue Gloopy with a descriptive, adjective laden commentary on MEA's)
Also, if AZ is removed from the TAJV, it will go a long way towards correcting the imbalance that is causing the Delta pilots to be on the short side of the production balance.
I see it as a setback for DAL for revenue generation and a setback for Delta pilots because our "half" of transatlantic flying will come from a smaller pie.
Personally, I'd rather see DAL take one year of dividend/stock repurchase money from the shareholders and come in with a Virgin-like 49% ownership stake, moving to stop insidious MEA expansion and securing a strong presence in southern Europe.
I don't want Etihad using AZ "domestic/intraeurope" feed to fill Etihad jets utilizing openskies/5th freedom loopholes in their subsidized, government owned airline model to compete against DAL who will have lost the additional feed from AZ. (cue Gloopy with a descriptive, adjective laden commentary on MEA's)
Also, if AZ is removed from the TAJV, it will go a long way towards correcting the imbalance that is causing the Delta pilots to be on the short side of the production balance.
I see it as a setback for DAL for revenue generation and a setback for Delta pilots because our "half" of transatlantic flying will come from a smaller pie.
Personally, I'd rather see DAL take one year of dividend/stock repurchase money from the shareholders and come in with a Virgin-like 49% ownership stake, moving to stop insidious MEA expansion and securing a strong presence in southern Europe.
Perhaps Etihad investing in Altilia and subsequently pulling them out of Skyteam would immediately put DAL back into compliance with the TAJV scope provisions, but I'm doubtful that is a favorable scenario for our management team. I think that would be the equivalent of cutting off your nose to spite your face. I'd imagine our scope provisions regarding our TAJV language is low on the list of concerns of our management team. Personally, I think the long term plan is to mothball forecasting TAJV violations into contract 2016. Just this pilot's prediction. I could be wrong, just my opinion.
However, middle eastern carriers systematically investing and thereby picking apart the Skyteam Alliance is going to get the attention of ALOT of companies and management teams much further the office walls of our 4th floor. I think the harder they push, invest, and grow will only get them to their breaking point sooner. Arrogance and pride have never been good business strategies and the shelf life of those plans last only as long as the money supply. All that being said, the financing and operational cost competitive edge these carriers have is astounding. I imagine it'll be a thorn in the side of the global airline industry for quite some time.
My question is, will the Skyteam alliance just back out of markets as Etihad or Emirates invests in and kills off code share partners? I'm thinking AF/KLM group and DAL will have to maintain some type of recovery presence in these markets.
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Hey question...
Trying to avoid a trip to airport on my day off. Anyone else have any suggestions for picking up new id's?
Trying to get it transferred to another base so that I can pick it up on one of my turns. My problem is I'm never through base when chief pilots office is open. Just wondering what others have done in the past.
Trying to avoid a trip to airport on my day off. Anyone else have any suggestions for picking up new id's?
Trying to get it transferred to another base so that I can pick it up on one of my turns. My problem is I'm never through base when chief pilots office is open. Just wondering what others have done in the past.
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