Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-31-2010, 07:23 AM
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The way it was explained to me by EB at Captain Leadership School was that there is too much freighter competition overseas. Consequently, the profit isn't there for dedicated freighters anymore. We were also told that with the combined fleets we are moving more belly freight than NWA did with its dedicated freighters. But I'm reading here from you international types that we are leaving freight behind
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OTOH, Delta just trumpeted its new $10 miliion mail contract. Fed Ex's mail contract is $1 BILLION, according to my Fed Ex buddies. Still sounds like there's money to be made out there.
. OTOH, Delta just trumpeted its new $10 miliion mail contract. Fed Ex's mail contract is $1 BILLION, according to my Fed Ex buddies. Still sounds like there's money to be made out there.
03-31-2010, 07:42 AM
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BTW, I loved flying freight. It was the pay, benefits, schedules, contract (actually, a lack of all of the above) which caused me to seek fame and fortune elsewhere. I've given up on the fame (though I'm still checking out rivers to land in
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03-31-2010, 07:49 AM
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It was agreed in the transition agreement that both the MSP and DTW 757 bases would become 7ER bases without a rebid. They have only applied the 755 designation to insure the computer system keeps them off any 767 equipment until they are qualed. I believe 1 May both MSP and DTW become 7ER bases and will be fully qualified.
03-31-2010, 07:50 AM
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That closes the loop on my original post a few pages back. Passenger carriers have never been able to figure out the freight business. I'm really not sure why. FWIW, Atlas would have still made a substantial profit paying market wages back then.
BTW, I loved flying freight. It was the pay, benefits, schedules, contract (actually, a lack of all of the above) which caused me to seek fame and fortune elsewhere. I've given up on the fame (though I'm still checking out rivers to land in), and the fortune part isn't looking so hot, either .
BTW, I loved flying freight. It was the pay, benefits, schedules, contract (actually, a lack of all of the above) which caused me to seek fame and fortune elsewhere. I've given up on the fame (though I'm still checking out rivers to land in
), and the fortune part isn't looking so hot, either .I flew freight for 9 years prior to Delta - last job was flying the 747 for Kalitta Air. I completely agree on the reasons to move on from freight!
03-31-2010, 07:54 AM
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I could go on forever on why US pax carriers can't make money in freight. Summary: too many other costs added onto the freight operation.
I flew freight for 9 years prior to Delta - last job was flying the 747 for Kalitta Air. I completely agree on the reasons to move on from freight!
I flew freight for 9 years prior to Delta - last job was flying the 747 for Kalitta Air. I completely agree on the reasons to move on from freight!
03-31-2010, 08:09 AM
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03-31-2010, 08:14 AM
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03-31-2010, 08:14 AM
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*and NYC is to be 90 qualed by the end of 2010(per LGA CPO).
Wasn't aware of MSP DC9 closing, but it makes sense that with only 34 airframes you don't need three different pilot domiciles.
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03-31-2010, 08:27 AM
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Many other passenger airlines make money - and pay their pilots top dollar doing so. Cathay, Air France, Lufthansa come to mind. Singapore has a cargo division, but I'm not familiar with the pay scale. Oh - and all those airlines are flying B747-400s or similar equipment.
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