Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-08-2014, 05:40 PM
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Does anyone think that the flow ups were a management experiment to see whether or not they could feed main line when military applicants got skinny. Yes, no.
05-08-2014, 05:42 PM
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No, I believe NWA ALPA wanted it for the Flow Down language in the event of a furlough. Since it was a part of the BK contract that was what they negotiate for the scope relief.
05-08-2014, 05:47 PM
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05-08-2014, 05:55 PM
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I'm with T on this...I just listened to a bevy DAL leaders speak on different aspects of where DAL is going. One of the nuggets I took away was that the 777 doesn't seem to fit anywhere in DAL's future route network. Said another way, the "powers that be" like right sizing a/c to range and capabilities...the 777 doesn't seem to be doing anything another fleet or a/c type could be doing now....ie 330's.
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The big Airbus is quite a bit cheaper and holds more people. Shorter range, less cargo, but as I said, there just are not too many destinations in Delta's network that require 777 range.
They are now reconfiguring the 777's to eliminate 8 lie flat seats and add 22 Economy Comfort seats, for a total capacity of 291 pax.
The 777-300ER is supposed to haul more cargo than a 747, but they are very expensive and Delta got out of the cargo business a long time ago.
05-08-2014, 06:03 PM
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No money in cargo, anyway.
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05-08-2014, 06:05 PM
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There seems to be or soon will be much more shuffling of fleets on routes, not only seasonally but possibly days of the week.
05-08-2014, 06:07 PM
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I don't understand why every big European airline can fly 777's and 747's (or A380's) to Europe. But it's not in our DNA.
05-08-2014, 06:12 PM
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05-08-2014, 06:12 PM
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05-08-2014, 06:20 PM
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Thanks Ex-Im bank, U.S. Government, and Boeing.
This is also a major reason while we will see a 330 before a 777, a 350 before a 787, etc, etc.
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