Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-12-2014, 06:30 PM
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03-12-2014, 06:31 PM
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By the way I use Dr. Jackson as he's 3 miles from my house, are you up this direction?
03-12-2014, 06:33 PM
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Is that Psy? http://news.yahoo.com/mini-skirt-tur...103150360.html
I didn't know he was an airline CEO...but now it all makes sense!
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I didn't know he was an airline CEO...but now it all makes sense!
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03-12-2014, 06:57 PM
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Now I am a little leery of publishing data tables like i used to do, that said for YOY March 2013 to 2014:
- WB A positions down -1% or -34 pilots out of 2500ish
- NB As were up +9% or 212 pilots out of 2400ish.
- 330A -10%
- 765A -3%
- 777A +2% (down in ATL by 9, up in DTW by 14)
- 744A +5% (11 pilots)
- 13% for 73N
- 1% for A320
- 9% for M88
- 171 pilots for the DC9 with computers and big engine (717)
- -117 pilots for DC9 without computers or big engines.
- WB B slots were -247 or -7% out of 3448 pilots
- NB B slots were +120 or +5% out of 2400 pilots.
- 744B and 777B had a 3% and 2% growth, 765B -3%, 330B -3%, 7ERB -7%, 767B -101 pilots.
- 73NB +13%, 320B -3%, M88B 1%, 717B +184 pilots, DC9B -131 pilots.
Hope abounds we are suddenly prepping for some organic growth out in Denny Crane land.
03-12-2014, 07:09 PM
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Sailing et.al.,
If you wanted to post pictures from excel spreadsheets and PDF files, I'll give you a quick rundown.
Can't say I wasn't a good sport about this.
In the end you can do something like this, a screen shot of the Space Shuttle pilots operating handbook, airspeed limitations.
Freaking rocket science, eh?
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/...ons_manual.pdf
Now I hope that works. I'm exhausted. Got up way way too early to fly and sat in traffic way way too long at way way too early of an hour, but thankfully had a cool Captain...
If you wanted to post pictures from excel spreadsheets and PDF files, I'll give you a quick rundown.
- Go to photobucket, create an account, don't be stupid and use your own name. Use your screen name. I'll explain later.
- On PDF files, look for the camera on the toolbar. If you don't see a camera, it's turned off. To turn it on, go to your toolbar, right click, go to Edit and put a checkmark next to Take Snapshot. Then you can put your curso over the page and press it once and you'll snap shot the whole page or you can just do a portion of it.
- On Excel spreadsheets, get ready, here's the secret. It's called a screenshot. CTRL+ALT+PRTSC. Do that and you've taken a shot of what is on your screen. Continue to the next step.
- Now on Microsoft computers, go to START > ALL PROGRAMS > PAINT. Once it opens, CTRL+V will paste your snapshot and picture. Now you can crop it with the dotted lined box that says SELECT and readjust the picture however you need to and save it. You kind of have to tool around with it.
- Now go to photobucket, hit upload, and find your pic, upload it. Then once it's done, right click over it and copy image location (not copy image but image location)
- Paste the link here with the picture icon or between a [img] and [/img]
- If you have an Apple, go enjoy some navel gazing at your $2000 computer that does what my $350 one does.
Can't say I wasn't a good sport about this.
In the end you can do something like this, a screen shot of the Space Shuttle pilots operating handbook, airspeed limitations.
Freaking rocket science, eh?
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/...ons_manual.pdf
Now I hope that works. I'm exhausted. Got up way way too early to fly and sat in traffic way way too long at way way too early of an hour, but thankfully had a cool Captain...
03-12-2014, 07:18 PM
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Why can't we have such trivial problems?
Mini-skirt turbulence at Japan budget airline
Mini-skirt turbulence at Japan budget airline
03-12-2014, 07:35 PM
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Not scambo1's 50 787's in 2015 but still good news:
Eyes Major Widebody RFP For 747/767 Replacements
Aviation Daily
Mar 12, 2014 , p. 1.01
Jens Flottau
Delta Air Lines plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for new
longhaul aircraft that will replace all of the airline’s Boeing 747-400s
and a significant part of the 767-300ER fleets.
Eyes Major Widebody RFP For 747/767 Replacements
Aviation Daily
Mar 12, 2014 , p. 1.01
Jens Flottau
Delta Air Lines plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for new
longhaul aircraft that will replace all of the airline’s Boeing 747-400s
and a significant part of the 767-300ER fleets.
The RFP will go out before the end of the month and Delta could decide
before the end of the year. Amongst other types, the airline is showing
a strong interest in the proposed Airbus A330NEO.
“I hope they (Airbus) do offer an A330NEO,” Delta CEO Richard Anderson
told Aviation Week in Atlanta. “There is a huge need for a small
widebody. We really need Airbus to step up and re-engine.”
Anderson is pushing for a new 275-seat aircraft that would have a range
of 5,000-5,500 naut. mi. He argues that “aircraft that underfly their
range are uneconomical. You cannot make a 777 consistently profitable
flying only East Coast to Europe. That would be routes 1,000 or 2,000
naut. mi. shorter than what it was designed for.”
before the end of the year. Amongst other types, the airline is showing
a strong interest in the proposed Airbus A330NEO.
“I hope they (Airbus) do offer an A330NEO,” Delta CEO Richard Anderson
told Aviation Week in Atlanta. “There is a huge need for a small
widebody. We really need Airbus to step up and re-engine.”
Anderson is pushing for a new 275-seat aircraft that would have a range
of 5,000-5,500 naut. mi. He argues that “aircraft that underfly their
range are uneconomical. You cannot make a 777 consistently profitable
flying only East Coast to Europe. That would be routes 1,000 or 2,000
naut. mi. shorter than what it was designed for.”
Delta currently has 16 Boeing 747-400s in the fleet, the oldest of which
have been delivered in 1989 (to what was then Northwest). The airline is
looking at replacing them before the next D-checks are due towards the
end of this decade.
Delta also wants to start the replacement cycle for its 58 767-300ERs,
although for this type deliveries span over a longer period from 1990 to
2001. Combining the 747 replacement and a large part of the 767-300ER
fleet leads to a requirement of an estimated 50 widebodies.
have been delivered in 1989 (to what was then Northwest). The airline is
looking at replacing them before the next D-checks are due towards the
end of this decade.
Delta also wants to start the replacement cycle for its 58 767-300ERs,
although for this type deliveries span over a longer period from 1990 to
2001. Combining the 747 replacement and a large part of the 767-300ER
fleet leads to a requirement of an estimated 50 widebodies.
The carrier plans to look at four options: The Airbus A350-900 and
-1000, all three models of the Boeing 787, the current versions of the
A330 and a re-engined A330.
-1000, all three models of the Boeing 787, the current versions of the
A330 and a re-engined A330.
Delta is not looking at the 777X. “We don’t want experimental
airplanes,” says Anderson. “We are not interested in it.”
Delta has a history of caution when it comes to new aircraft types and
its fleet strategy differs compared to many other carriers in that it
tends to keep aircraft longer. In spite of the traditional caution,
Anderson believes Delta now has “good visibility” about the A350 and
787, enough to make a decision at this stage. “Both are pretty well down
the road now,” Anderson says and points out that Delta can draw upon
operational experience by its partner carriers Aeromexico and Virgin
Atlantic on the 787 side.
The company has ordered ten A330-300s in the increased 242 tons MTOW
version which are to be delivered from mid-2015. It also operates 21
lower MTOW A330-300s and eleven A330-200s. Anderson argues that a
reengined A330 would find high demand for use on transatlantic routes,
intra-Asia and even some West Coast to Asia flying.
airplanes,” says Anderson. “We are not interested in it.”
Delta has a history of caution when it comes to new aircraft types and
its fleet strategy differs compared to many other carriers in that it
tends to keep aircraft longer. In spite of the traditional caution,
Anderson believes Delta now has “good visibility” about the A350 and
787, enough to make a decision at this stage. “Both are pretty well down
the road now,” Anderson says and points out that Delta can draw upon
operational experience by its partner carriers Aeromexico and Virgin
Atlantic on the 787 side.
The company has ordered ten A330-300s in the increased 242 tons MTOW
version which are to be delivered from mid-2015. It also operates 21
lower MTOW A330-300s and eleven A330-200s. Anderson argues that a
reengined A330 would find high demand for use on transatlantic routes,
intra-Asia and even some West Coast to Asia flying.
Airbus has entered talks with General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt &
Whitney about a re-engining of the A330, but has not yet made a
decision. The backlog currently stands at 258 aircaft taking production
into 2016 at the current rate of ten aircraft per month. The program
could, however, receive a significant boost through a major order for
potentially more than 100 aircraft from various Chinese airlines. It is
unclear whether the Chinese order would include commitments for the
re-engined aircraft. “Boeing made a mistake in not coming up with an
answer for the 767 and 757 market,” he says. While the A330 and 787 are
candidates for part of the 767 missions, “there is no obvious
replacement for the 757.” Delta plans to reduce the 757 fleet to around
90 aircraft by 2018.
Whitney about a re-engining of the A330, but has not yet made a
decision. The backlog currently stands at 258 aircaft taking production
into 2016 at the current rate of ten aircraft per month. The program
could, however, receive a significant boost through a major order for
potentially more than 100 aircraft from various Chinese airlines. It is
unclear whether the Chinese order would include commitments for the
re-engined aircraft. “Boeing made a mistake in not coming up with an
answer for the 767 and 757 market,” he says. While the A330 and 787 are
candidates for part of the 767 missions, “there is no obvious
replacement for the 757.” Delta plans to reduce the 757 fleet to around
90 aircraft by 2018.
Another gap Delta would like to fill is a good 115-120-seat aircraft,
slightly larger than the Boeing 717s that is currently taking over from
AirTran. “The 737-700 is not economical and the -800 is too large,”
Anderson says. One option could be the Bombardier C-Series and Delta has
looked at the geared turbofan (GTF) engine in particular. “Our engineers
have a lot of confidence in that gearbox,” Anderson says. “But we want
to see the aircraft in the marketplace” before placing an order.
slightly larger than the Boeing 717s that is currently taking over from
AirTran. “The 737-700 is not economical and the -800 is too large,”
Anderson says. One option could be the Bombardier C-Series and Delta has
looked at the geared turbofan (GTF) engine in particular. “Our engineers
have a lot of confidence in that gearbox,” Anderson says. “But we want
to see the aircraft in the marketplace” before placing an order.
DC-9-50 = WINNER. 717-300 = WINNER. Just saying.
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03-12-2014, 07:43 PM
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That aircraft was utilized elsewhere... on routes that also required 4 pilots.
03-12-2014, 07:50 PM
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I like to grab a snapshot of the actual REG and RES lines awarded in given months and compare them YOY. We've been steady at 10,500-10,600 pilots flying the line for a long time.
Now I am a little leery of publishing data tables like i used to do, that said for YOY March 2013 to 2014:
Hope abounds we are suddenly prepping for some organic growth out in Denny Crane land.
Now I am a little leery of publishing data tables like i used to do, that said for YOY March 2013 to 2014:
- WB A positions down -1% or -34 pilots out of 2500ish
- NB As were up +9% or 212 pilots out of 2400ish.
- 330A -10%
- 765A -3%
- 777A +2% (down in ATL by 9, up in DTW by 14)
- 744A +5% (11 pilots)
- 13% for 73N
- 1% for A320
- 9% for M88
- 171 pilots for the DC9 with computers and big engine (717)
- -117 pilots for DC9 without computers or big engines.
- WB B slots were -247 or -7% out of 3448 pilots
- NB B slots were +120 or +5% out of 2400 pilots.
- 744B and 777B had a 3% and 2% growth, 765B -3%, 330B -3%, 7ERB -7%, 767B -101 pilots.
- 73NB +13%, 320B -3%, M88B 1%, 717B +184 pilots, DC9B -131 pilots.
Hope abounds we are suddenly prepping for some organic growth out in Denny Crane land.
03-12-2014, 07:52 PM
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Think of the cost savings from using the same engines, same overhead, same type ratings, same gear, same brakes, same tail skids and all of the savings from never having to develop a 2L door!
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