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Old 04-13-2012, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I guess that idiot that I flew with a couple months ago that kept going "it'll blow off at 80 knots" was right, eh?
It will either blow off or end up on YouTube. Either way, it's fine huh?
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:09 AM
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Hey, all you DL Capts., there are some May lines posted, but you'll have to back-door it. Us the Feb. awards, and in the address bar, where it says FEB/feb change that to MAY/may Presto, your lines may be there waiting for you!

Happy Hunting!
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
Just eliminating the 'Shuttle Standby' crews (sitting in the lounge, waiting...) is a loss, not to mention the actual flying crews. So, no, it's not 1-1.
There haven't been "shuttle standby" crews in at least 3 years so that is not a factor.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
Hey, all you DL Capts., there are some May lines posted, but you'll have to back-door it. Us the Feb. awards, and in the address bar, where it says FEB/feb change that to MAY/may Presto, your lines may be there waiting for you!

Happy Hunting!
tee hee... you said back door it.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by varkdriver
Reading the last 6 pages and not many comments on the loss of flying for our pilots and flight attendants by the DOWN SIZE plan on the BOS-LGA shuttle. I know DCA-LGA has been this way for a couple years now, but the transition is complete with this wholesale giveaway. Once a cash machine, due to many reasons, Acela probably the least, no MARKETING, IMO the primary, we have lost a jewel, and 40% fewer seats to commute.
Acela the MOST.... I have neighbors who traveled to NY regularly and loved the Shuttle but as soon as the skies got cloudy they would just hop on the Acela instead.... Since Shuttle OPS/Disp. got moved to ATL, they cut rolling flight numbers, use of spare slots and standby crews and airplanes is what hurts the reliability and then drives businessmen to the train.


REMEMBER: NONE of this would be a problem with proper domestic scope. Then it wouldn't matter what airframe the company chose for the route..... It would merely be a different AE bid option.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Acela the MOST.... I have neighbors who traveled to NY regularly and loved the Shuttle but as soon as the skies got cloudy they would just hop on the Acela instead.... Since Shuttle OPS/Disp. got moved to ATL, they cut rolling flight numbers, use of spare slots and standby crews and airplanes is what hurts the reliability and then drives businessmen to the train.


REMEMBER: NONE of this would be a problem with proper domestic scope. Then it wouldn't matter what airframe the company chose for the route..... It would merely be a different AE bid option.
Anderson said it himself... he would prefer to have experienced Delta captains (pilots) up front. I say we hold him to that.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
War Eagle = buzzard
Fightin' words!

Originally Posted by contrails
This would not be the picture you're thinking of but it's the same idea:

More recently at NRT:
No, I'm looking for it, it's from the right side. The engine is in flames. They showed it to us in class once at Coex and never have seen it again.

BTW, speaking of 747s, in my quest to find that picture I found this one:



Originally Posted by BlueMoon
Here is another "interesting" video that is starting to get some traction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=925Mg...layer_embedded

Moral of the story: Assume you are being video taped at all times.
Moral of the story, when covered with ice, use long runway.

And if you're plane is hit by a truck, run:

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Old 04-13-2012, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Anderson said it himself... he would prefer to have experienced Delta captains (pilots) up front. I say we hold him to that.
And we will remind them of that when they want ULH staffing to go to 3 FO's and 1 Capt.
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Old 04-13-2012, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
And we will remind them of that when they want ULH staffing to go to 3 FO's and 1 Capt.
The ship had better have sailed on that one. We curtailed that when we merged with NW and changed their staffing model from that.

As it stands right now, 50% of all DL departures are not flown by DL pilots. Anderson himself agrees that DL pilots should be up front, apparently.
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Old 04-13-2012, 11:12 AM
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Found it, but I'm looking for a bigger version:

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