Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
Trust me, a billion dollars will not help us even come close to Emirates, Thai, Cathay, etc.
First thing we need to do is buy the best seats, and not the lie flats that require a mechanic. I know some will disagree, but if you want to charge 10-15K a ticket and get it, buy the product to compete.
(for those of you that think I never ever ever post anything negative about DAL, there ya go! )
First thing we need to do is buy the best seats, and not the lie flats that require a mechanic. I know some will disagree, but if you want to charge 10-15K a ticket and get it, buy the product to compete.
(for those of you that think I never ever ever post anything negative about DAL, there ya go! )
My perfect world:
Every year, as a part of their requal curriculum, FAs must prove that they are able to (a) lift a 30-lb bag and put it in an overhead, and (b) dive across two rows of seats and put their thumbs into a mannequin's eyes.
FAs should never, ever stand there while passengers help little old ladies or subdue terrorists *for them*.
Every year, as a part of their requal curriculum, FAs must prove that they are able to (a) lift a 30-lb bag and put it in an overhead, and (b) dive across two rows of seats and put their thumbs into a mannequin's eyes.
FAs should never, ever stand there while passengers help little old ladies or subdue terrorists *for them*.
This is how our old 200's are ending up. Ship#375 for those of us who have flown it...
Air Tanzania's Boeing 737-200 Crashes — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
Air Tanzania's Boeing 737-200 Crashes — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
Ugh. Flew it and flew it a lot. It was my first airplane flown at DL - did touch and goes in it at TYS to get the type. Last -200 I flew was ship 375 to Victorville. Sad to see. Wish I didn't see it.
Heyas,
FWIW, I have yet to fly with ANY DALN guy that wants anything to do with a company run pension.
Throwing money down that rathole is just another invitation to do exactly the same thing to our contract that they did back in 2006.
Nu
FWIW, I have yet to fly with ANY DALN guy that wants anything to do with a company run pension.
Throwing money down that rathole is just another invitation to do exactly the same thing to our contract that they did back in 2006.
Nu
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Are you even suggesting that our poor contract was tied to saving the pension. No way.......
Trust me, a billion dollars will not help us even come close to Emirates, Thai, Cathay, etc.
First thing we need to do is buy the best seats, and not the lie flats that require a mechanic. I know some will disagree, but if you want to charge 10-15K a ticket and get it, buy the product to compete.
(for those of you that think I never ever ever post anything negative about DAL, there ya go! )
First thing we need to do is buy the best seats, and not the lie flats that require a mechanic. I know some will disagree, but if you want to charge 10-15K a ticket and get it, buy the product to compete.
(for those of you that think I never ever ever post anything negative about DAL, there ya go! )
My perfect world:
Every year, as a part of their requal curriculum, FAs must prove that they are able to (a) lift a 30-lb bag and put it in an overhead, and (b) dive across two rows of seats and put their thumbs into a mannequin's eyes.
FAs should never, ever stand there while passengers help little old ladies or subdue terrorists *for them*.
Every year, as a part of their requal curriculum, FAs must prove that they are able to (a) lift a 30-lb bag and put it in an overhead, and (b) dive across two rows of seats and put their thumbs into a mannequin's eyes.
FAs should never, ever stand there while passengers help little old ladies or subdue terrorists *for them*.
Although I did on my last ER trip have a mid to late 20 year old A line. Not flight attendant, I mean A line. He had been in the company I think he said 6-8 months. Part of the mafia. He explained it all to the flight attendants hissing at him on the van. As to meals, they went every which way but right not only in the cockpit but in the back.
Sure the 88 doesn't come with meals and if it does they're not what they were on the ER, but I do get a chance to eat and use the bathroom at least every 2 hours and I don't have to beg Helga to allow me to do so.
I did have a Helga A-line in JFK btw, not making that name up for comedic reasons.
I'm snickering. Maybe we ought to refer to our service as Taco Bell-like.
WHY I'M NEVER FLYING DELTA AGAIN (unless you're the pilot): "Vermont. A cold destination. My home state. More than capable of handling the snow that brought wussy DC to its knees. But wait, it's snowing on the east coast somewhere, and my connection has been hampered by sub-par airport... crews in New York and Detroit, unable to deal with a mere 10 inches (of snow, that is). It's Friday morning, and the first time Delta can get me home is...Sunday. On a 5:50am flight no less. So I wait. Nothing wrong with Vermont for a couple of extra days after all. I go to a hockey game. I drink some beer. Sunday morning arrives -- and my flight is canceled. No reason. How could there be one, since there's no snow in sight in Vermont or NYC or Detroit for that matter? Just canceled. Now they can't book me on a flight home until...wait for it...TUESDAY! So I gave up and bought a ticket home on US Air. Lesson learned. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
We can be as prepared as we want, fly as safely as we want. If the rest of the team doesn't hold up its end of the bargain, we all lose.
Speaking of service, here's a message I just got from a friend of mine:
WHY I'M NEVER FLYING DELTA AGAIN (unless you're the pilot): "Vermont. A cold destination. My home state. More than capable of handling the snow that brought wussy DC to its knees. But wait, it's snowing on the east coast somewhere, and my connection has been hampered by sub-par airport... crews in New York and Detroit, unable to deal with a mere 10 inches (of snow, that is). It's Friday morning, and the first time Delta can get me home is...Sunday. On a 5:50am flight no less. So I wait. Nothing wrong with Vermont for a couple of extra days after all. I go to a hockey game. I drink some beer. Sunday morning arrives -- and my flight is canceled. No reason. How could there be one, since there's no snow in sight in Vermont or NYC or Detroit for that matter? Just canceled. Now they can't book me on a flight home until...wait for it...TUESDAY! So I gave up and bought a ticket home on US Air. Lesson learned. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
We can be as prepared as we want, fly as safely as we want. If the rest of the team doesn't hold up its end of the bargain, we all lose.
WHY I'M NEVER FLYING DELTA AGAIN (unless you're the pilot): "Vermont. A cold destination. My home state. More than capable of handling the snow that brought wussy DC to its knees. But wait, it's snowing on the east coast somewhere, and my connection has been hampered by sub-par airport... crews in New York and Detroit, unable to deal with a mere 10 inches (of snow, that is). It's Friday morning, and the first time Delta can get me home is...Sunday. On a 5:50am flight no less. So I wait. Nothing wrong with Vermont for a couple of extra days after all. I go to a hockey game. I drink some beer. Sunday morning arrives -- and my flight is canceled. No reason. How could there be one, since there's no snow in sight in Vermont or NYC or Detroit for that matter? Just canceled. Now they can't book me on a flight home until...wait for it...TUESDAY! So I gave up and bought a ticket home on US Air. Lesson learned. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
We can be as prepared as we want, fly as safely as we want. If the rest of the team doesn't hold up its end of the bargain, we all lose.
When we deplaned, a Delta frequent flyer platinum dude laid into me about the delay. No clue, no thanks for the pristine landing into a 5701' runway, or the brand new airplane that smelled like a new car with satellite TV and wireless. Nope, he was ****ed that we didn't have a gate. Now THAT'S a company issue, not the weather or the bill of rights. Plus, the Delta ops guy I was appealing to on the radio could have cared less. That's a lack of customer service on all fronts. I'm with you FC, we can bust our ass for the cause but if the rest of the team doesn't step up, its on us.
Here ya go T, enjoy:
USC Squirms
Published: February 21, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. — With the knot of his light purple tie loosened from his neck and the jacket from his stylish khaki suit long removed, Lane Kiffin left the University of Southern California’s hearing with the N.C.A.A.’s committee on infractions.
Looking restless, Kiffin declared to no one in particular Saturday night, “I’ve never moved less in a 72-hour period.”
Now that the three-day hearing before the N.C.A.A. is over, the real anxiety will come over the next two months.
USC Squirms
Published: February 21, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. — With the knot of his light purple tie loosened from his neck and the jacket from his stylish khaki suit long removed, Lane Kiffin left the University of Southern California’s hearing with the N.C.A.A.’s committee on infractions.
Looking restless, Kiffin declared to no one in particular Saturday night, “I’ve never moved less in a 72-hour period.”
Now that the three-day hearing before the N.C.A.A. is over, the real anxiety will come over the next two months.
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