Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-08-2010, 07:13 PM
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Thanks guys............someone may want to warn my poor Capt. Dude has no clue what he's bid into
Thanks guys............someone may want to warn my poor Capt. Dude has no clue what he's bid into
12-08-2010, 07:21 PM
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I'm gonna let 'er rip on 121.5 so the guard police will go berserk.
12-08-2010, 07:25 PM
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actually the 123.45 police suck too. but don't you love to hear "you're on guard!" followed by "shut up Delta." ??????
12-08-2010, 07:31 PM
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Guard police:
12-08-2010, 07:39 PM
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Here's an idea. Maybe the over 60 fNWA guys could use their Delta stock from the merger to pay the insurance premiums. Just a thought.
12-08-2010, 07:56 PM
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12-08-2010, 08:37 PM
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So $90bb is back, they say $100bb in weeks.
FT.com / Commodities - Crude oil tipped to bubble over $100 a barrel
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Put this is in the bizarre category:
The $791 million expanded runway at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport will slowly slope upward to a height of about 65 feet, an eye-popping design that airport officials said Tuesday will be safe.
The runway rises gradually over a span of 8,000 feet as it heads east, until it reaches its full six-story height and ends abruptly with a retaining wall. Planes will land about 1,500 feet away from the sky-high edge, county consultants said.
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In addition, Carlos Phillips, an engineer for Delta Air Lines, wrote a letter to the county saying
the carrier reviewed the design and determined the slope “only slightly affects takeoff weights and that most of the missions can still be performed … without significant restriction.’’
Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs | Six story runway is ?preferred? design at Broward?s airport
http://www.broward.org/Airport/Commu...51710final.pdf
And we complain about 26R... actually, I like 26R... well, either way, enjoy! I'm off to take a wiki leak.
FT.com / Commodities - Crude oil tipped to bubble over $100 a barrel
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Put this is in the bizarre category:
The $791 million expanded runway at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport will slowly slope upward to a height of about 65 feet, an eye-popping design that airport officials said Tuesday will be safe.
The runway rises gradually over a span of 8,000 feet as it heads east, until it reaches its full six-story height and ends abruptly with a retaining wall. Planes will land about 1,500 feet away from the sky-high edge, county consultants said.
...
In addition, Carlos Phillips, an engineer for Delta Air Lines, wrote a letter to the county saying
the carrier reviewed the design and determined the slope “only slightly affects takeoff weights and that most of the missions can still be performed … without significant restriction.’’
Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs | Six story runway is ?preferred? design at Broward?s airport
http://www.broward.org/Airport/Commu...51710final.pdf
And we complain about 26R... actually, I like 26R... well, either way, enjoy! I'm off to take a wiki leak.
12-08-2010, 08:57 PM
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12-08-2010, 11:43 PM
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Imagine trying to be both in a growth/retirement mode during that time frame. Seeing as we hire 600+ in growth years, imagine that number if we were to try to grow and cover retirements? I don't see how they could do it. Training is maxed out now. Can't imagine what it would be like then. The company will need to be planning for those scenarios in a few years. To be caught with their pants down would be fatal.
I've heard there is upwards of 1000 NWA guys that will hit certain triggers that might make it more advantageous for them to retire next year. Not sure how many would actually do it but the numbers that are floated are for much larger retirement rates potentially.
I've heard there is upwards of 1000 NWA guys that will hit certain triggers that might make it more advantageous for them to retire next year. Not sure how many would actually do it but the numbers that are floated are for much larger retirement rates potentially.
Even 500 would be a logistical wonder.Hmmm, I wonder if the company can still do that "post retirement pilot" thing.
12-09-2010, 02:47 AM
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One easy way to reduce the training load would be to de-link pay from airframe, and go to a straight seat/seniority system. It'd remove the financial incentive to go to the next airframe up and create more stability in the pilot group.
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