Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-16-2012, 10:46 AM
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A member of my crew just found bedbugs in his room (1050) at the SVO layover hotel. Check your bed upon arrival!
Yes, Francis, an FCR was submitted...
Yes, Francis, an FCR was submitted...
04-16-2012, 10:52 AM
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04-16-2012, 11:47 AM
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Cnbc just announced that our board approved a $100-125 million bid for the refinery. More news to be announced later in the week.
04-16-2012, 12:03 PM
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BBC reporting a Delta flight enroute from Istanbul to New York made an emergency landing in Dublin.
Delta plane makes emergency landing in Dublin, BBC News reports - Yahoo! Finance
Delta plane makes emergency landing in Dublin, BBC News reports - Yahoo! Finance
And if the outlets in the lavs--which are there for pax use-- are going to lead to diversions, shouldn't we just uninstall them?
04-16-2012, 12:04 PM
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As long as there is a domestic codeshare with AS the "line in the sand" about 76-seats at DCI seems academic to me:
I want that type of scope closed, pronto. Same goes for Virgin Australia and the imminent JV:
In return Delta can place it's code on unlimited VA flights so long as it's not more than 175 pax
In speaking to other pilots recently I noticed that many seem unaware or uninformed about these arrangements, perhaps because the side of the plane doesn't sport the name Delta "as part of a phrase," but the threat from domestic codeshare and international JVs is real and we are contractually naked when it comes to either...
As crappy as the current 3-year open compliance window is for our AFKLM/AZ JV, the rest of that agreement still is some of the best codeshare language we have. Close the 3 year window and make it right and I won't have complaints...
Looking ahead debating the 76-seat conundrum seems petty considering multinational JVs.
What if Delta entered into a JV with Emirates tomorrow?
As it stands today our PWA, Delta could place 175 pax on every Emirates flight...so long as there were 4 Delta flights per week to DXB,
Closing that loophole is a much more pressing concern. What is the CASM for Emirates on the 777-300ER, or the A380?
Cheers
George
- AS can carry 86 pax per plane, DCI caps out at 76
- AS can perform up to 25% of all hub-to-hub flying, DCI is limited to 6%
I want that type of scope closed, pronto. Same goes for Virgin Australia and the imminent JV:
- VA gets 3 LAX Australia flights, DAL get one
- VA flies 777-300, DAL flies 777-200
- Vigin Australia pilots connect beyond pax in Australia
- In the US AS, DCI and Delta share beyond passengers
In return Delta can place it's code on unlimited VA flights so long as it's not more than 175 pax
In speaking to other pilots recently I noticed that many seem unaware or uninformed about these arrangements, perhaps because the side of the plane doesn't sport the name Delta "as part of a phrase," but the threat from domestic codeshare and international JVs is real and we are contractually naked when it comes to either...
As crappy as the current 3-year open compliance window is for our AFKLM/AZ JV, the rest of that agreement still is some of the best codeshare language we have. Close the 3 year window and make it right and I won't have complaints...
Looking ahead debating the 76-seat conundrum seems petty considering multinational JVs.
What if Delta entered into a JV with Emirates tomorrow?
As it stands today our PWA, Delta could place 175 pax on every Emirates flight...so long as there were 4 Delta flights per week to DXB,
Closing that loophole is a much more pressing concern. What is the CASM for Emirates on the 777-300ER, or the A380?
Cheers
George
04-16-2012, 12:15 PM
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04-16-2012, 12:17 PM
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04-16-2012, 12:18 PM
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04-16-2012, 12:22 PM
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