Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-07-2011, 07:34 AM
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I think the point is that we cannot do their flying. We cannot fly internally in Brazil (unfortunately) because of cabotage. (I am only saying unfortunately because it would be nice to be able to spend a few days there flying around..) GRU-GIG-GRU-GIG... how fun would THAT be? I digress.. this is seemingly a good codeshare because now we can connect the 20 passengers we have from New York (us) to Belo Horizonte (GOL). Now the question might be this: Are we protected if GOL flies from GRU to another country, are they then taking our widebody flying that we could have been doing from the US to (wherever)? Then again, this is no different than AF or KLM taking our pax from CDG/AMS to points beyond... scope?
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12-07-2011, 07:34 AM
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I'm not arguing that point at all.. I do not think however that GOL is nearly the threat that AF/KLM are in this regard. They are primarily a 737 carrier so I do not think we are going to lose the big city routes because pax can be connected thru Rio or Sao Paulo. I dunno.. at this point it is all speculation, and there is nothing we can do about it anyway.
12-07-2011, 07:50 AM
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I'm not arguing that point at all.. I do not think however that GOL is nearly the threat that AF/KLM are in this regard. They are primarily a 737 carrier so I do not think we are going to lose the big city routes because pax can be connected thru Rio or Sao Paulo. I dunno.. at this point it is all speculation, and there is nothing we can do about it anyway.
For now, I agree, GOL seems pretty docile with their 737s. But with our $$$ injection and their minuscule labor rates, WORK WILL FLOW TO THEM! It is just pure economics. I can see long range aircraft being flown by GOL (wether it be 737-900ers,A350s or the 2 767 we got from them (leaseback))..
This erosion, needs to stop. As far as AF/KLM, their labor costs are higher then ours, for now.
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12-07-2011, 07:56 AM
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SAO PAULO , Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P/Fitch: BB-/BB-, Moody's: B1) (the "Company"), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America , in compliance with CVM Instruction 358/2002 ("CVM Instruction 358"), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it signed a binding agreement involving the acquisition by the U.S. company, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL - News) of a strategic minority interest of US$100 million of GOL´s preferred shares.
12-07-2011, 08:22 AM
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12-07-2011, 08:30 AM
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12-07-2011, 08:30 AM
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The other issue is a lack of airframes this winter with the lie flat mods.
12-07-2011, 09:41 AM
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12-07-2011, 09:43 AM
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Quick question (s):
If I am going into training Jan 1 and converting in Feb, do I need/want to bid?
or to bid for vacation?
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If I am going into training Jan 1 and converting in Feb, do I need/want to bid?
or to bid for vacation?
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12-07-2011, 09:46 AM
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What's the difference between the 22D2 and 22D3 report? I guess I'm not understanding Pilot Requirements vs Pilot Staffing.
Also, without a good bit of extraneous math, how do you figure out how many numbers up or down you've moved in category?
Thanks
Also, without a good bit of extraneous math, how do you figure out how many numbers up or down you've moved in category?
Thanks
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