Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-06-2010, 10:17 PM
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04-07-2010, 03:49 AM
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I don't doubt the 744s are sticking around, but we are not getting 10 more (per the rumor).
04-07-2010, 03:52 AM
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I could never understand why anyone would drag around 9000 lbs of lead in a 50 foot sailboat but then it was explained to me that is was to insure the boats were easy to sink if needed. I understand they go right to the bottom with just a little water inside!
04-07-2010, 03:56 AM
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It was an interesting time in Delta history.
The beginning of the end of the "Delta family". Something called Leadership 7.5 had been going on (brutal cost-cutting to make up for Allen's colossal PanAm blunder).
Another real piece of work named Harry Alger running Flight Ops.
Incompetence and personal vendettas everywhere. The jumpseat was just a pawn in the larger game.
The beginning of the end of the "Delta family". Something called Leadership 7.5 had been going on (brutal cost-cutting to make up for Allen's colossal PanAm blunder).
Another real piece of work named Harry Alger running Flight Ops.
Incompetence and personal vendettas everywhere. The jumpseat was just a pawn in the larger game.
04-07-2010, 03:58 AM
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Probably not, but you never know. There are four Boeing 744 White Tails out in VCV. Not saying they are ours, just stating they are there. Also add the airplanes that JAL is giving back to Boeing's Leasing Corporation, and there are a lot of jets that have no home. That spells opportunity for airlines that are willing to fly em.
04-07-2010, 04:09 AM
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Boeing capital lists 8 744s available for purchase or lease. 4 of them built in 2001 with less than 40,000 hours. All becoming available in 2010. The other 4 are 1992-1993 models available immediately with 3 of them in the 50,000 hour range and 1 in the 70,000 hour range.
They also list 744SFs, whats an SF?
FTB useless information.
They also list 744SFs, whats an SF?
FTB useless information.
04-07-2010, 04:25 AM
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I believe that is a Special Freighter. These numbers do not include the JAL birds.
Maybe the ones in VCV are no longer for sale... just sayin....
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Maybe the ones in VCV are no longer for sale... just sayin....
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04-07-2010, 04:34 AM
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Would those 4 i mentioned be the white tails or are white tails strictly airplanes that go from the manufacturer to storage?
04-07-2010, 04:40 AM
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No White Tails can be new or old. There were four that were produced and not subsequently sold.
I noticed that Boeing is also selling a lot of DC-9-32's, MD-88's, 373-300/500's and a bunch of low time 737-700/800's.
FWIW, I do not see the tail numbers listed for the ones that were in VCV two months ago.
I noticed that Boeing is also selling a lot of DC-9-32's, MD-88's, 373-300/500's and a bunch of low time 737-700/800's.
FWIW, I do not see the tail numbers listed for the ones that were in VCV two months ago.
04-07-2010, 05:00 AM
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I did not care for HA but I will give him credit for one thing. He was forced out of Delta because of his insistance that the mainline fly all Jet aircraft and his refusal to drop the issue. I personally heard him talk about that and how he felt a reasonable agreement could be reached with Alpa on the issue and all jets would be mainline. Rumor has it there were some back door talks on the issue between HA and some key Alpa figures and a deal was in the works. He was sacked for not toeing the outsoucing line.
Maybe it was Bob Shelton he was talking with.
Wasn't it about this time that management decided they wanted a new MEC Chairman so they got the state of Georgia to hit Shelton with tax fraud charges?
Bill Brown was much more... shall we say... "compliant".
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