Cunning Liguist....

oh come on that's too easy!!!

Well he's here today, RHS and Comair not invited. hmmmmm. Only for Delta employees. I feel a "DELIVERANCE" movie scene coming on........

YouTube - Squeal Like A Pig (Deliverance)

I saw on the news yesterday that RA will be in CVG to talk about the future of Delta in CVG. When is this suppose to happen?

Okay here's the R.A. update. First off, the guy is an A$$!!! I do not particulary care for him at all!!! Some of the lowlights at this meeting were:
(Yes, I was there, sat through it even though Comair/RHS wasn't invited.

1. He praised the CVG hub for doing a resonably well job. (slap in the face) Talked about Japan and J.A.L. A LOT. Said the CVG to CDG flight was doing extremely well out of CVG. (So why did you move it then you bastard?)

2. A ballsy 757 Captain asked him about CVG and what was going to happen. This Captain DEMANDED a straight answer. What he got was more R.A. BULL _hit. He kept talking about the other bases and how well thier performance is compared to CVG. Also CVG IS NOT PROFITABLE, according to him and they keep trying to find the right mix of A/C.
3. A Super BALLSY Gate Agent asked him if the executive compensation package was industry average and if it is why isn't the pay for the rest of us? R.A. tells everyone they should be glad they have a job, we saved your butts etc. The Gate Agent was ****ed!!!!

4. I ask him after the meeting was over "What's going to happen to Comair?" He gave me this look like I cussed him out. This guy DOES NOT LIKE COMAIR PERIOD. He also did not answer my question then looked at me and saw I had my Comair gear on. That did it. I then asked him " Do you see Comair merging with Mesaba or someone else?" He says "NO, I DON'T THINK SO. NOT AT ALL." He was keenly focused on my Comair gear. A buddy of mine working today also went to this meeting and yes we were uninvited guest. When he saw him in his gate uniform with the Comair gear on, he got the same look too.

Draw your own conclusions. I'm not saying a thing about what this means for Comair.

CVG performance?? I can't imagine the numbers at CVG are worse than any of the other hubs. Although laying off all of the good people that knew what it took to get those numbers (and replacing them with randoms off the street) surely didn't help. But, hey, they saved money! I'll draw the conclusion for you: CVG is done and Comair is circling the drain with it. Nothing new to report here....

RA also denied the DL/NW merger right up until the day it happened. "We will remain separate, stand alone companies". He sung this tune daily right up until it was officially announced. He said this publicly, in memos to employees and on Travelnet. Then one day "oh, by the way, we're merging with NW".

I don't put any stock in anything any airline CEO says...ever. Mostly because they are lying, not telling the whole truth, stretching the truth or covering up the truth. Any way you slice it, they are full of it.

I have a feeling CVG and MEM will become focus cities just like IND is/was for NW. There may or may not be any crew bases there but there will still be a large presence with both mainline and regional feed that could connect out all over the country with out being sent through a large hub. There is also some very good business traffic in both of these cities that I don't think Delta is going to give up.

I don't put any stock in anything any airline CEO says...ever. Mostly because they are lying, not telling the whole truth, stretching the truth or covering up the truth. Any way you slice it, they are full of it.[/quote]


CEO'S ARE LIKE WOMEN..

Don't EVER believe a woman's words. It is only there actions that count. Only actions, remember that! Words are meaningless babble out of there pie hole.
Women operate by feelings, emotions and especially there ACTIONS, not written or spoken words. ;)

I agree. CVG will become a focus city, just like BOS and LGA. It is anyone's guess what the future will hold for CVG. The airport board has announced it will be spending up to $1 million to attrack new flights and airlines to CVG. Hopefully it'll work out. I'm sure a lot of locals would love to see Southwest or AirTran starting service in to CVG, and eliminate their drive to DAY, IND or SDF as a lot of them doing right now.

As for Comair's futures, who knows. I'm happy to see an increase in block hours for next month, but will it last into Summer and Fall? I think we will continue to see more shuffling around in the DCI system. Pinnacle will be starting to fly -200s in/out of ATL. Comair continues to add more flights out of DTW which will be joined by CHQ soon. SkyWest will see more flights operated out of MSP and everyone is still waiting to hear what's going to happen in LGA. I think we are all hoping for recalls, but in order for this to happen, the numbers have to be there for the next several months.

Am hearing rumors that flight bennies are going back to the way they were. Any truth to that?