Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-24-2010, 06:26 AM
ATL A320 B
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: No longer MEM or 9, but still a guy.
Posts: 238
It wasn't an aircraft issue, this guy basically told the agents that he didn't allow jumpseaters in his cockpit. I respect his "Captain's authority" on this, I was just trying to get an insight as to what he felt like he was accomplishing with this policy. Like Bar said, my experience with DCI and Airlink jumpseats in the past has always been that guys have gone the extra mile to try and fit me in somehow. I have been left behind before, but always felt like they had tried to make it work first...
05-24-2010, 06:29 AM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Legacy FO
Posts: 4,105
Hey my brother and sister FNWA peeps,
What is up at DTW? I've been through there 4 times in the last month and the ground service sucks. Even got the attitude today when we were buttoned up, ready to push, and no paper. The ramp girl scolded me about asking for the final numbers prior to push. I understand that it may be a DAL/NWA culture thing. I used to think JFK was the worst station in the network. I like the DTW layover but those folks are painfully plodding. It would hurt me to move so slow.
What is up at DTW? I've been through there 4 times in the last month and the ground service sucks. Even got the attitude today when we were buttoned up, ready to push, and no paper. The ramp girl scolded me about asking for the final numbers prior to push. I understand that it may be a DAL/NWA culture thing. I used to think JFK was the worst station in the network. I like the DTW layover but those folks are painfully plodding. It would hurt me to move so slow.
05-24-2010, 06:34 AM
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,919
I've been to DTW a handful of times already ... in fact I'm writing from the long layover. I have had similar situations with the ground crews not showing up to meet the aircraft. And when they finally do, they take their time. In one instance, they danced, yes danced, for a few moments before casually walking to their stations. I hope our airline can fix this type of stuff.
05-24-2010, 06:39 AM
ATL A320 B
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: No longer MEM or 9, but still a guy.
Posts: 238
I've been to DTW a handful of times already ... in fact I'm writing from the long layover. I have had similar situations with the ground crews not showing up to meet the aircraft. And when they finally do, they take their time. In one instance, they danced, yes danced, for a few moments before casually walking to their stations. I hope our airline can fix this type of stuff.
Another ongoing issue that never seems to get fixed is plugging in air to DC-9's at the gates. I was in MEM, ORD, and LIT yesterday, all well over 80 degrees and we never once had air plugged in to the aircraft at the gates. They hammer us about APU usage, but don't seem to be able to make the people doing the "underwing work" do their part. May just be a case of "getting what we pay for" in labor force.
05-24-2010, 06:43 AM
Can't abide NAI
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Posts: 12,037
At the Delta Block Party there was a cut away APU with gas cans piled around it and several people there to talk to the curious about APU usage.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
05-24-2010, 06:48 AM
ATL A320 B
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: No longer MEM or 9, but still a guy.
Posts: 238
At the Delta Block Party there was a cut away APU with gas cans piled around it and several people there to talk to the curious about APU usage.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
05-24-2010, 06:57 AM
Happy to be here
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A-320A
Posts: 18,563
No Flight Ops comes after us, and ACS comes after the ramp staff. It is outside of Flight Ops sphere of control.
05-24-2010, 07:02 AM
Inventory survival kit ..
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: Seeking no jacket required rotations
Posts: 1,069
At the Delta Block Party there was a cut away APU with gas cans piled around it and several people there to talk to the curious about APU usage.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
05-24-2010, 07:04 AM
ATL A320 B
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: No longer MEM or 9, but still a guy.
Posts: 238
05-24-2010, 07:04 AM
Works Every Weekend
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: 737 ATL
Posts: 3,506
At the Delta Block Party there was a cut away APU with gas cans piled around it and several people there to talk to the curious about APU usage.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
I thought that was a good idea, as some people were explaining to their families how they operate and how we save gas by plugging the airplane in.
A cut away of a roulette wheel and a $1.5 billion chip sitting on red as the marble lands on black.
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