Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
07-08-2009, 02:58 PM
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07-08-2009, 03:39 PM
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WOW it is the Joint venture with Virgin Blue. We are all saved!
Oh well maybe the 15th will bring something more interesting than a code share.
Oh well maybe the 15th will bring something more interesting than a code share.
07-08-2009, 03:54 PM
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Heyas,
For those who are considering moving to MSP, make sure you go and spend AT LEAST a week looking around and interacting with the locals.
While relatively safe, it is an uncommonly expensive city to live in. If you are a seafood lover, get used to Walleye (it's gross) or Red Lobster, cause that's about it.
Unless you are from Minnesota or Wisconsin, you may be given the cold shoulder by the locals. It's just they way they are...everything revolves around what town you live in (Edina vs Eden Prarie), where you went to high school, and what hockey team you kid plays on.
You may be able to tolerate it, but from what I understand, spouses, who are there 24/7, don't like it at all because of this. It's hard to break into the local social scene unless you live in a neighborhood of other out-of-towners.
FWIW, 9 out of the last 10 fNWA guys I talked to are planning on heading to NYC. All were former NYC or BOS based guys, and live in PA, RI, NY or NJ, and are pretty stoked.
My 0.02...
Nu
For those who are considering moving to MSP, make sure you go and spend AT LEAST a week looking around and interacting with the locals.
While relatively safe, it is an uncommonly expensive city to live in. If you are a seafood lover, get used to Walleye (it's gross) or Red Lobster, cause that's about it.
Unless you are from Minnesota or Wisconsin, you may be given the cold shoulder by the locals. It's just they way they are...everything revolves around what town you live in (Edina vs Eden Prarie), where you went to high school, and what hockey team you kid plays on.
You may be able to tolerate it, but from what I understand, spouses, who are there 24/7, don't like it at all because of this. It's hard to break into the local social scene unless you live in a neighborhood of other out-of-towners.
FWIW, 9 out of the last 10 fNWA guys I talked to are planning on heading to NYC. All were former NYC or BOS based guys, and live in PA, RI, NY or NJ, and are pretty stoked.
My 0.02...
Nu
on the same note I here what you are talking about is called "Minnesota Nice"
07-08-2009, 03:58 PM
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07-08-2009, 04:03 PM
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I wonder if this is the news we have been thought to expect.....Nothing of importance to us as pilots......
UNLESS WE ARE BUYING VIRGIN AMERICA...........RRRRRIGHT..
Airlines will offer more destinations and improved service in the US-Australia and US-South Pacific market
ATLANTA, and BRISBANE, Australia, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group announced today they plan to seek regulatory approval to form a joint venture that will expand both carriers' reach between the U.S. and Australia and the South Pacific.
The alliance will allow Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group to compete more effectively in those markets by collaborating on route and product planning, codesharing on their respective networks and extending frequent flyer program benefits and lounge access to customers of both airlines.
"Together, Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group will be a stronger and more effective competitor by offering consumers greater choice of destinations, frequencies and schedules, all on leading-edge aircraft," said Glen Hauenstein, Delta's executive vice president for network and revenue management. "For Delta, this agreement is a significant milestone in the expansion of our global network in the Australia and South Pacific region."
"Virgin Blue and Delta make a tremendously exciting fit," said Brett Godfrey, chief executive officer and co-founder of Virgin Blue Airlines Group. "Not only will we offer travelers many new benefits and possibilities, but also the alliance of two new entrant operators will ensure that vital competition is sustained on the trans-Pacific route."
In advance of their joint venture, the carriers are moving forward to implement codesharing, frequent flyer program reciprocity and lounge exchange privileges. Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group will file antitrust immunity applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation and with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Delta began daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Sydney on July 1, 2009, with a Boeing 777-200LR equipped with 180-degree, full-flat beds in its BusinessElite class. V Australia, a Virgin Blue Group airline, operates a daily nonstop Boeing 777 service between Los Angeles and Sydney, and service three times weekly between Los Angeles and Brisbane. A new, three times weekly service between Los Angeles and Melbourne is planned for September 2009. The three class airline offers 33 Business Class fully lie-flat beds, 40 Premium Economy club seats and 288 economy seats plus two in-flight bars.
UNLESS WE ARE BUYING VIRGIN AMERICA...........RRRRRIGHT..
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Blue Airlines Group Announce Plan to Form Joint Venture
Airlines will offer more destinations and improved service in the US-Australia and US-South Pacific market
ATLANTA, and BRISBANE, Australia, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group announced today they plan to seek regulatory approval to form a joint venture that will expand both carriers' reach between the U.S. and Australia and the South Pacific.
The alliance will allow Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group to compete more effectively in those markets by collaborating on route and product planning, codesharing on their respective networks and extending frequent flyer program benefits and lounge access to customers of both airlines.
"Together, Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group will be a stronger and more effective competitor by offering consumers greater choice of destinations, frequencies and schedules, all on leading-edge aircraft," said Glen Hauenstein, Delta's executive vice president for network and revenue management. "For Delta, this agreement is a significant milestone in the expansion of our global network in the Australia and South Pacific region."
"Virgin Blue and Delta make a tremendously exciting fit," said Brett Godfrey, chief executive officer and co-founder of Virgin Blue Airlines Group. "Not only will we offer travelers many new benefits and possibilities, but also the alliance of two new entrant operators will ensure that vital competition is sustained on the trans-Pacific route."
In advance of their joint venture, the carriers are moving forward to implement codesharing, frequent flyer program reciprocity and lounge exchange privileges. Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group will file antitrust immunity applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation and with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Delta began daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Sydney on July 1, 2009, with a Boeing 777-200LR equipped with 180-degree, full-flat beds in its BusinessElite class. V Australia, a Virgin Blue Group airline, operates a daily nonstop Boeing 777 service between Los Angeles and Sydney, and service three times weekly between Los Angeles and Brisbane. A new, three times weekly service between Los Angeles and Melbourne is planned for September 2009. The three class airline offers 33 Business Class fully lie-flat beds, 40 Premium Economy club seats and 288 economy seats plus two in-flight bars.
07-08-2009, 04:06 PM
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Well I'm from God's Country ... aka ... KY. I have no idea what the east or west side stuff is all about.
We needed a very convincing reason to go across the river into OH. Usually it was for the Beach, Kings Island, or a Reds game. That's about it. hahaha
We needed a very convincing reason to go across the river into OH. Usually it was for the Beach, Kings Island, or a Reds game. That's about it. hahaha
07-08-2009, 04:06 PM
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So this thread hit a million users, well I am happy to say this isn't applicable to this site, congrats guys and Guard Dude for starting it:
Now, we're still 200,000 views and nearly 5,000 posts to catch up to those computer savvy whipersnapers on the Comair thread.
Now, we're still 200,000 views and nearly 5,000 posts to catch up to those computer savvy whipersnapers on the Comair thread.
07-08-2009, 04:10 PM
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07-08-2009, 04:15 PM
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07-08-2009, 04:16 PM
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First of all lemme say.. "GO TITANS"... but at least the Falcons had the guts to tell that dog-killin no good piece of rat dung Michael Vick he might play in the NFL, but not with the Falcons... At least somebody in the NFL has some ethics...
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