Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-12-2010, 12:16 PM
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Agreed. By and large we have a lot of great flight attendants that very professional and capable of putting up with the people and the pilots and the "you know whats" among us. 
its one of the biggest things you notice going from regional to mainline in that the percentage of true professionals who care about their job and themselves skyrockets.
Truth is we all know that no matter how good we run the ship from up front, no matter how smooth the air and no matter how hard it was to tell when the plane actually touched down, you can still have 140+ people get off angry due to bad service. Good FAs are a must if ever we're going to not just be the worlds largest carrier but the worlds best.
I had an A-line who told us during the international brief to give her our 1st picks only and get them to me before anyone gets on boad. Classy.
I also had a good friend who flies the 88 in his mid to late 20s that is very young looking, he boarded a plane and a mid 60s cat rancher look right at him and without saying another word blurted "I like my pilots to have white hair", he said "I like my flight attendants to be blonde." Awesome. He also gets a lot of the fun FAs who ask the Captain what he wants to drink and then turn to him and say don't worry, I'll be back to breastfeed you later. Sweet. Underboob.
As far as eye candy, sure they're not many 20 year old coeds but there are a lot of beautiful women in their 30s and 40s here. Think FNC anchorettes.
its one of the biggest things you notice going from regional to mainline in that the percentage of true professionals who care about their job and themselves skyrockets. Truth is we all know that no matter how good we run the ship from up front, no matter how smooth the air and no matter how hard it was to tell when the plane actually touched down, you can still have 140+ people get off angry due to bad service. Good FAs are a must if ever we're going to not just be the worlds largest carrier but the worlds best.
I had an A-line who told us during the international brief to give her our 1st picks only and get them to me before anyone gets on boad. Classy.
I also had a good friend who flies the 88 in his mid to late 20s that is very young looking, he boarded a plane and a mid 60s cat rancher look right at him and without saying another word blurted "I like my pilots to have white hair", he said "I like my flight attendants to be blonde." Awesome. He also gets a lot of the fun FAs who ask the Captain what he wants to drink and then turn to him and say don't worry, I'll be back to breastfeed you later. Sweet. Underboob.
As far as eye candy, sure they're not many 20 year old coeds but there are a lot of beautiful women in their 30s and 40s here. Think FNC anchorettes.
Agreed, but most of them are based in NYC. Got some very good ones here in ATL but on the ER we generally do not see them unless it is a "A day" odyssey.
03-12-2010, 12:55 PM
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The ER is mostly where the issues are with cat ranchers. I had some young young ER crews in NYC but I also had some geriatric conventions with attitudes too there. I flew to AMM with a crew that probably average 15-20 years at PAA pre-DAL.
03-12-2010, 12:56 PM
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Actually Math 101 - an increase from 21.9 to 36 cents is a 64% increase in that particular tax - pretty significant. And, with the price of jet fuel at $2.11/gallon that increases our fuel cost by 6.7%. Every penny our fuel costs increase lowers our profit and the money available for us to get either profit sharing or a pay raise in 2012. This is very significant.
03-12-2010, 12:59 PM
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I am sure the gas tax will be passed on. (It better be)
Sure tax aviation and use it somewhere else. Our government is good like that.
Sure tax aviation and use it somewhere else. Our government is good like that.
03-12-2010, 02:02 PM
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Anyone know how to check occurrences on i/eCrew? I'm looking for dates, reasons, etc. Will it show up on the current/past schedules?
Thanks.
Thanks.
03-12-2010, 02:18 PM
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So, BOS-LGA on the 319 in June, E175s flying a new ORD-LGA shuttle in the summer (better at least be CPZ).
So is this the reason they never reduced the staffing levels on the A320 in MSP even though they were swapping with 88s for 320s with SLC? If not, are they staffed for this on the 320? It might kill Super and J29 but that'd only mean hiring, right?
And why not the 9 doing the shuttle? Seems like a good fit.
So is this the reason they never reduced the staffing levels on the A320 in MSP even though they were swapping with 88s for 320s with SLC? If not, are they staffed for this on the 320? It might kill Super and J29 but that'd only mean hiring, right?
And why not the 9 doing the shuttle? Seems like a good fit.
03-12-2010, 03:12 PM
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Actually Math 101 - an increase from 21.9 to 36 cents is a 64% increase in that particular tax - pretty significant. And, with the price of jet fuel at $2.11/gallon that increases our fuel cost by 6.7%. Every penny our fuel costs increase lowers our profit and the money available for us to get either profit sharing or a pay raise in 2012. This is very significant.
Senate considers increasing taxes on jet fuel: The Senate's Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill sets the general aviation jet fuel tax at 36¢ per gallon, increasing it from the current rate of 21.9¢. It also increases gas taxes for private business jet charters, from 4.4 cents per gallon to 36 cents, in addition to a 14-cent surtax on fuel. The bill would raise $276 million to modernize the air-traffic control system.
03-12-2010, 03:17 PM
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03-12-2010, 03:23 PM
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So, BOS-LGA on the 319 in June, E175s flying a new ORD-LGA shuttle in the summer (better at least be CPZ).
It will stay Shuttle America like it currently is between MDW-LGA.
So is this the reason they never reduced the staffing levels on the A320 in MSP even though they were swapping with 88s for 320s with SLC? If not, are they staffed for this on the 320? It might kill Super and J29 but that'd only mean hiring, right?
Probably right on the staffing thing, but it will kill all the NYC-M88 BOS commuters more than Sup and J29.....We can only hope it will mean hiring!
And why not the 9 doing the shuttle? Seems like a good fit.
That was always my thought, but:
It will stay Shuttle America like it currently is between MDW-LGA.
So is this the reason they never reduced the staffing levels on the A320 in MSP even though they were swapping with 88s for 320s with SLC? If not, are they staffed for this on the 320? It might kill Super and J29 but that'd only mean hiring, right?
Probably right on the staffing thing, but it will kill all the NYC-M88 BOS commuters more than Sup and J29.....We can only hope it will mean hiring!
And why not the 9 doing the shuttle? Seems like a good fit.
That was always my thought, but:
Oh, and Continental; Suck It!!*
*Denotes disdain for CAL mgt.(and how DAL stole him away from CAL), not a reflection of my opinion of any labor group at Continental Airlines.
03-12-2010, 03:55 PM
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What are they saying the NYC 88 crews are going to do now? 88 ATL flying or take back the Song flights? Or maybe get qualified on the 90 and start flying through MSP?
Yeah, it just seems like the entire 9 fleet is the right airplane for the shuttle. But I guess knowing what I know and knowing what they know, they'd done that by now if it was right. Just seems right in terms of size, so what about noise given its over water and I'm too lazy to look up noise restrictions for either and for every takeoff and landing I think it only counts as .25 cycles for some reason. You can't out cycle a 9 and if we flew the 30s and 40s to 41 years then the 9-50 at a 32 year average age has some years left to run the shuttle.
Yeah, it just seems like the entire 9 fleet is the right airplane for the shuttle. But I guess knowing what I know and knowing what they know, they'd done that by now if it was right. Just seems right in terms of size, so what about noise given its over water and I'm too lazy to look up noise restrictions for either and for every takeoff and landing I think it only counts as .25 cycles for some reason. You can't out cycle a 9 and if we flew the 30s and 40s to 41 years then the 9-50 at a 32 year average age has some years left to run the shuttle.
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