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bull 09-29-2010 02:55 PM
Originally Posted by Tankerhead (Post 878272)
Can any AT guys that had October class dates chime in with any news? Class still scheduled? How about the September class that just started?
Sept class is going on as scheduled right now. October class is planned to go as scheduled as well on Oct 18th. Nov/Dec classes that were planned are actually being decided on this week, if they are going to continue with them, or slow down and see what happens...no word yet.

BCDurbin 09-29-2010 03:02 PM
Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 878189)
Why didn't SWAPA get a choice in the matter like F9? It's odd that management had such respect for their decision on one acquisition, but not another.
Southwest did not want F9... they just wanted to raise the price!!

BCDurbin 09-29-2010 03:12 PM
Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 878268)
They've already started.

Now back on topic. Will ground comm in ATL be "SWA XXXX, Citrus Colors" or "SWA XXXX, AirTran Colors"? I like the first, but it could be confused with "Citrus Colored", which would have people looking for an orange airplane. In a couple years they will be orange, but for now they are still white.
I bet they can get 'airtran' and the 'a' scraped off the side sooner than they get one certificate and we have to start using 'southwest' callsign. NW had a bigger fleet to paint.

tsquare 09-29-2010 04:04 PM
Originally Posted by flaps 9 (Post 878269)
Only time will tell ;)
That's so cute.... bless your heart.

USN C9B 09-29-2010 04:48 PM
Originally Posted by bull (Post 878347)
Sept class is going on as scheduled right now. October class is planned to go as scheduled as well on Oct 18th. Nov/Dec classes that were planned are actually being decided on this week, if they are going to continue with them, or slow down and see what happens...no word yet.

Yep, That is what is being put out.

C9

4FrozenFans 09-29-2010 06:07 PM
Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 878378)
That's so cute.... bless your heart.
Now that's funny.

-4FF

silverfox 09-29-2010 06:54 PM
Originally Posted by flaps 9 (Post 878163)
Do you fly for Southwest?? Airtran??? We will decide what is fair ;)
No, an arbitrator will most likely tell you what's fair.

sailingfun 09-29-2010 07:05 PM
Originally Posted by iceman49 (Post 878243)
ATL still has an extremely low O & D traffic, there is a much more efficent way of moving the pax...and I would expect DL to start doing it sooner rather than later.
Huh? ATL has a very high percentage of O and D traffic. That is one of the reasons its one of the most profitable hubs for any airline.

atpcliff 09-29-2010 09:13 PM
Hi!

Will SWA be buying the Mexicana/Midwest 717s? That would be ironic, as they were going to go to AirTran before, when AT tried to buy Midwest.

cliff
MIA

acl65pilot 09-30-2010 05:09 AM
Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 878452)
Huh? ATL has a very high percentage of O and D traffic. That is one of the reasons its one of the most profitable hubs for any airline.

I beleive he was stating at as a total percentage of traffic Delta and other airlines have versus O and D pax per hub.

Now what DAL has realized is that it is more efficient to move some pax though MSP and DTW versus ATL. The connecting traffic is what DAL is trying to siphon off of ATL.


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