Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-14-2008, 08:50 PM
#3621
Da Hudge
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Poodle Whisperer
Posts: 17,473
I am such a nerd...
Theres a light next to the FO's airspeed indicator that isnt on DL planes, and there isnt a blank place in between the ADI and altimeter that is on DL planes.
I'm going to go dress up in a storm trooper uniform now....
Theres a light next to the FO's airspeed indicator that isnt on DL planes, and there isnt a blank place in between the ADI and altimeter that is on DL planes.
I'm going to go dress up in a storm trooper uniform now....
12-15-2008, 04:00 AM
#3622
Happy to be here
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A-320A
Posts: 18,563
Quit looking at airliners.net Clamp!
12-15-2008, 05:17 AM
#3623
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 973
12-15-2008, 05:27 AM
#3624
Looking for a laugh
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,099
The heading selector switch is also different. As far as playing dress up, can't help you there.....
12-15-2008, 06:35 AM
#3625
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: Flying the SEC
Posts: 2,350
What did you guys do, blow up the picture to super size?
12-15-2008, 06:38 AM
#3626
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: 1st year pay for the 3rd time
Posts: 1,434
No express, Compass is your new B scale, until the union is ready to bring Compass on to the bottom of the list, it is the best that you can hope for!!
Read section 1
Total number of big rj's is limited to 225. From where we are now it is 3 RJ's for each mainline jet. Add to it that DAL is trying to reduce 50 seaters, it makes for a very difficult process.
The DCI contract that were signed in CH 11 and shortly thereafter are a legal nightmare for DAL. Each DCI carrier knows it too. They are the ones with most of the upper hands. DAL has a few though. Every five years we rework a few sections of the contract. Many of those contracts are entering in to this first five year window. Things like compensation, hold backs, through cost, etc are going to be reworked. A few of them have min limit points. Many of those are very close to the floors that were set.
What this means is that to shrink DCI, mainline will need to shrink.
Now on to your questions.
Yes, DAL offered 1 CRJ 900 in return to park 2 CRJ 200's. This would have been the easiest way to shrink DCI. No courts no hard feelings, but the DCI carriers have employees that they need to keep happy to. Doing this replacement leaves 50% of the work group on the street. It is not something that many want to do right now. In a few years when attrition is high at the regional level they would take this deal and run with it. Just not in these times.
Fact is that Compass should grow. It is the best place to do so, but like OH, you will probably see them stagnate. The will be kept to a min level of flying in the down turn. Now when the economy recovers you will probably see the wholly owned carriers grow so that in the next down turn they do not have the issues with shrinking the contract carriers that they are having today.
Read section 1
Total number of big rj's is limited to 225. From where we are now it is 3 RJ's for each mainline jet. Add to it that DAL is trying to reduce 50 seaters, it makes for a very difficult process.
The DCI contract that were signed in CH 11 and shortly thereafter are a legal nightmare for DAL. Each DCI carrier knows it too. They are the ones with most of the upper hands. DAL has a few though. Every five years we rework a few sections of the contract. Many of those contracts are entering in to this first five year window. Things like compensation, hold backs, through cost, etc are going to be reworked. A few of them have min limit points. Many of those are very close to the floors that were set.
What this means is that to shrink DCI, mainline will need to shrink.
Now on to your questions.
Yes, DAL offered 1 CRJ 900 in return to park 2 CRJ 200's. This would have been the easiest way to shrink DCI. No courts no hard feelings, but the DCI carriers have employees that they need to keep happy to. Doing this replacement leaves 50% of the work group on the street. It is not something that many want to do right now. In a few years when attrition is high at the regional level they would take this deal and run with it. Just not in these times.
Fact is that Compass should grow. It is the best place to do so, but like OH, you will probably see them stagnate. The will be kept to a min level of flying in the down turn. Now when the economy recovers you will probably see the wholly owned carriers grow so that in the next down turn they do not have the issues with shrinking the contract carriers that they are having today.
TC
ACL, please check your PM's.
12-15-2008, 08:02 AM
#3629
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: Urban chicken rancher.
Posts: 6,070
I just got thru blowing snow from my driveway (for my southern bretheran that's not a drug term) the temp is 1 degrees F, my dog crys when she has to go out and poop........... SO...YES I WILL BID ATL as soon a I can and get the hell out of this ice box I've lived in for 21 years,........
12-15-2008, 08:26 AM
#3630
Happy to be here
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A-320A
Posts: 18,563
I understand that OH has not stagnated, but if they want to keep the certificate alive and not have associated costs when DCI grows again, there is a min level that they need to keep OH at. See if you dump most to all of the flying, it would cost DAL a ton of money to grow them in the future.
DAL has two choices with OH, close the doors, or use them as an accumulator in the system. If they choose the later, there is a min staffing level that they will not want to go below.
That is what I was trying to say.
DAL has two choices with OH, close the doors, or use them as an accumulator in the system. If they choose the later, there is a min staffing level that they will not want to go below.
That is what I was trying to say.
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