Delta losing Delta Shuttle to RJ's
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By Alejandro Lazo
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 15, 2008; Page D0
Delta Air Lines plans to begin offering wireless Internet service tomorrow on board half of its shuttle flights between Washington's Reagan National, New York's LaGuardia and Boston's Logan airports.
But don't get too used to it. By the end of March, the planes that currently fly the Washington-New York route will be replaced with planes operated by contract carrier Shuttle America, which don't have Internet access.
By then, however, other Delta flights out of Washington will have WiFi. This week marks the first step of Delta's plan to let passengers on its 330-jet domestic fleet surf the Net by 2009.
Whole article: In First Step, Delta to Offer WiFi on Selected Flights - washingtonpost.com
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I think the Wifi is a good idea, but getting customers used to having it available then switching it is a bad move.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 15, 2008; Page D0
Delta Air Lines plans to begin offering wireless Internet service tomorrow on board half of its shuttle flights between Washington's Reagan National, New York's LaGuardia and Boston's Logan airports.
But don't get too used to it. By the end of March, the planes that currently fly the Washington-New York route will be replaced with planes operated by contract carrier Shuttle America, which don't have Internet access.
By then, however, other Delta flights out of Washington will have WiFi. This week marks the first step of Delta's plan to let passengers on its 330-jet domestic fleet surf the Net by 2009.
Whole article: In First Step, Delta to Offer WiFi on Selected Flights - washingtonpost.com
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I think the Wifi is a good idea, but getting customers used to having it available then switching it is a bad move.
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DAL and DALPA signed a LOA increasing the block hours on the MD-88 FOs in NYC. This was the result of losing part of the Shuttle flying. We now have increased 3 and 4 day trips. For the Jan bid, our ALV is 82:00. We are quite busy here.
So to answer all of the questions, so far, the flying has been picked up with "see America" trips.
-Fatty
So to answer all of the questions, so far, the flying has been picked up with "see America" trips.
-Fatty
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December 15, 2008
On Tuesday, we will mark the launch of Gogo In-flight Internet service on board six of our aircraft. The Internet service initially will be available on five MD-88 aircraft flying Delta Shuttle routes between New York-LaGuardia and Boston-Logan and Washington-Reagan airports plus one Boeing 757 flying throughout Delta’s domestic system, with service spreading to other Delta routes as additional aircraft are introduced.
“In-flight Internet access is one of the most popular requests we receive from our customers. Delta’s launch of Gogo on board these first Delta aircraft demonstrates our continued commitment to providing our customers with the options they want and value when they travel with us,” said Tim Mapes, s.v.p.-Marketing. “Next year when Gogo is available on our entire domestic mainline fleet, our customers will have access to the most extensive Wi-Fi network in the sky, making the time they spend with us on board even more productive and entertaining.”
To celebrate the launch, passengers traveling on the Gogo-equipped MD-88 Shuttle aircraft can enjoy complimentary access to Gogo from Tuesday through Dec. 31.
On Tuesday, we will mark the launch of Gogo In-flight Internet service on board six of our aircraft. The Internet service initially will be available on five MD-88 aircraft flying Delta Shuttle routes between New York-LaGuardia and Boston-Logan and Washington-Reagan airports plus one Boeing 757 flying throughout Delta’s domestic system, with service spreading to other Delta routes as additional aircraft are introduced.
“In-flight Internet access is one of the most popular requests we receive from our customers. Delta’s launch of Gogo on board these first Delta aircraft demonstrates our continued commitment to providing our customers with the options they want and value when they travel with us,” said Tim Mapes, s.v.p.-Marketing. “Next year when Gogo is available on our entire domestic mainline fleet, our customers will have access to the most extensive Wi-Fi network in the sky, making the time they spend with us on board even more productive and entertaining.”
To celebrate the launch, passengers traveling on the Gogo-equipped MD-88 Shuttle aircraft can enjoy complimentary access to Gogo from Tuesday through Dec. 31.
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PS. USAir you are about to get more pax on your DC Shuttle!
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FAs, (1 old fat crabby woman and 1 queeny power hungry gay guy) that will not serve anything ("...too short I can't get up." they will say as they file their nails in their JS)they will only yell at you to still down shut up and don't use the LAV
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If you had, you would know that a service is required on that flight, and that a majority of those flights are currently staffed with flight attendants with less than 10 years at the company.
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The most hypocritical thing I ever heard while on a CAL Jump seat from the Scab Cal Captain. "Look there goes another one of those Dang 50 seat Barbie Jets stealing our flying!" So how did he Vote?
My opinion is: If it sucks and blows it should be done by mainline at mainline rates.
As most of your wife's say to you, "Size Doesn't Matter, it's your Paycheck I want." But as Greedy Airline Management negotiates, "It's your job I want, and size does matter.
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I just wish there was a law or FAA policy change requiring that any aircraft bearing the markings, name, image, or branding of a certificated air carrier has to be operated by pilots on the certificate of that air carrier. If you write Delta on the side of a Cessna 172, and sell that flight on your website connecting to an MD-80 flight, that damned Cessna has to be operated by a pilot on the Delta seniority list (or CAL or whoever else we're talking about). This would solve every scope argument on Earth, especially Midwest...and reshape the industry back to the glory days for the carriers that survived after the dust settled. The gov't has the power to do something like that, for God's sake they once regulated every single aspect of every airline's business...
This will never happen, but I guess a guy can dream...
This will never happen, but I guess a guy can dream...
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