Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-30-2010, 06:15 PM
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Met a smoking hot DALN 75 pilot in NYC the other day. She just finished her first TOE. I think I'm going to like this merger...
03-30-2010, 06:15 PM
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I've also noticed only a couple 767 flights out of MSP or DTW. Do you think the MSP or DTW based pilots will fly those ER flights to FRA or CDG from DTW or MSP, or will they still give it to ATL or JFK? DL has spent a lot of money to give the DAL-N guys bounces in the 767s, so they should get a chance to fly them I would think.
03-30-2010, 06:18 PM
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My guess is DAL will staff those flights with whatever crew they want, and the AFA will just have to file a grievance.
03-30-2010, 06:21 PM
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03-30-2010, 06:24 PM
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It is a lot cheaper to send 20 guys up for bounces with one LCA than to do that many IOEs It is all about money.
I would assume that those bases will be doing that flying. Makes sense and allows those to be out and backs. Doing that will save DAL about 130K per route per year in hotel rooms alone.
I would assume that those bases will be doing that flying. Makes sense and allows those to be out and backs. Doing that will save DAL about 130K per route per year in hotel rooms alone.
03-30-2010, 06:26 PM
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Yep they are International qualified already and being ER pilots it makes a lot of sense. We will still have plenty of 10+ day trips going out to the Far East from SEA and other bases for the near future.
That is unless they do a HNL 7ER base or make GUM a 757 hub. Time will tell I guess.
That is unless they do a HNL 7ER base or make GUM a 757 hub. Time will tell I guess.
03-30-2010, 06:27 PM
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Seems like they're shooting themselves in the leg on this issue. This will probably do more to turn the S FAs off than anything else as they see S pilots and FAs flying trips that should have been N crews.
03-30-2010, 06:27 PM
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That's pretty dang funny!!!
03-30-2010, 06:28 PM
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Probably right. I wish they could just get the thing done vote or what ever they need to do to settle it and get on with business.
03-30-2010, 06:29 PM
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Jack I have been charting DAL for a long long time. It will break one way or another. I have thought for about 12-15 months that by Dec 2010 DAL would trade near 18. With our numbers jumping that could be conservative.
Some of these guys think the stock could triple. DYODD.
Some of these guys think the stock could triple. DYODD.
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