Delta Adds Nonstop Service Btwn Atlanta & Mumbai, India (future of the NYC 777 base?)

[FlyinPiker]

Delta Adds Nonstop Service Btwn Atlanta & Mumbai, India (future of the NYC 777 base?)

Delta Adds First-Ever Nonstop Service Between Atlanta and Mumbai, India
Thursday August 7, 1000 am ET

Longest range commercial jetliner will connect Atlanta to one of
world's fastest-growing economies

Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft features lie-flat seats in Delta's
BusinessElite class

--Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - News) today announced a new daily nonstop flight between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Mumbai, India, starting Nov. 1, 2008*. The new flight will connect the world's largest airport with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
Delta's recently acquired Boeing 777-200 Long Range (LR) aircraft will make the 17-hour, 55-minute westbound nonstop flight possible. The world's longest range commercial jetliner bolsters Delta's ability to connect customers and cargo between virtually any two cities around the globe, nonstop.
Delta's first two 777-200LRs joined the fleet earlier this year as the first of 10 such models to be delivered through 2010. Since April, these aircraft have been serving the New York-JFK-Mumbai route, which will be discontinued with the start of nonstop service between Atlanta and Mumbai.
``The size and scope of Delta's operations at our Atlanta hub are best suited for the capacity of the 777-200LR in terms of cargo and passenger lift,'' said Glen Hauenstein, executive vice president - Network and Revenue Management. ``Serving Mumbai from Atlanta will allow us to optimize the route thanks to the approximately 150 U.S. destinations to which Mumbai customers will be able to connect, as well as the more than 30 easy connections available to and from Latin America and the Caribbean.''
With the new service, Delta will offer customers nonstop service to 78 international destinations from Atlanta, including service recently announced or inaugurated between Atlanta and Shanghai, China; London-Heathrow, England; Stockholm, Sweden; and Kuwait City, Kuwait (effective Nov. 7).

Delta's schedule between Atlanta and Mumbai will be:

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Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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DL 184 Atlanta at 7:15 p.m. Mumbai at 10:35 p.m.** Daily
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DL 185 Mumbai at 0105 a.m. Atlanta at 8:30 a.m. Daily
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** arrives the next day
The 777-200LR is the flagship aircraft for Delta's global product, including fully horizontal personal sleeper suites in BusinessElite(r), next-generation, more comfortable seats in coach, and Delta's on-demand entertainment system on larger screens at every seat.

BusinessElite customers flying on the 777-200LR enjoy:

* Reclining seats that adjust to multiple comfortable positions,
including a completely flat 6-foot 3-inch bed;

* Privacy screens incorporating pull-out meal table, fold-out
10.6-inch personal video screen, integrated footrest and
personal stowage compartment for bags, shoes or blankets;

* Immediate access to the aisle so customers do not have to
disturb another passenger when exiting their seat; and

* USB ports offering charging ability for laptops and MP3 players.
Customers flying BusinessElite on any Delta international aircraft enjoy Delta on Demand featuring first-run and popular classic movies, music, TV programming and video games -- all available on demand; a five-course menu offering culinary creations by celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein, including an appetizer, soup or salad, and choice of four entrees (including a vegetarian selection); a reinvented wine program launched in February by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson featuring wines from around the world; new full-size pillows, duvets; modern and stylish dinnerware; and in-seat power outlets that allow customers to recharge their laptops.
Delta's 777-200LR aircraft offers customers flying in coach comfortable new, all leather slim-line seats, each with on-demand music, movies, games and television on individual 9-inch video monitors. Delta is the first airline to offer the sleek, new, leading-edge seats from Weber Aircraft LP, offering up to 1.5 inches of increased personal space, additional under-seat storage, and ergonomically-designed cushions.
Delta Air Lines operates service to more worldwide destinations than any airline with Delta and Delta Connection flights to 312 destinations in 61 countries. Delta has added more international capacity than any major U.S. airline during the last two years and is the leader across the Atlantic with flights to 44 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers 393 weekly flights to 47 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on more than 16,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 500 worldwide destinations in 105 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.
* Subject to foreign government approval
The Delta Air Lines, Inc. logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1825

 

[FlyinPiker]

So JFK's flight is going away...I know we've heard of Narita in the possible future, but how fast is that going to happen?

Either way it looks like we will most likely see most of the new 777 vacancies go to ATL on this next vacancy.

 

[Helos2Galaxy]

Just get me off tha -88.......

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Well the short answer is No.
Most of the O and D traffic to BOM comes through ATL first and then on to JFK. Now with the 777LR's we are able to make it all the way to BOM non stop. There are major cost advantages to do this flight from ATL.
As it pertains to JFK. There are going to be flights on the 777 to NRT and a few other locations that will be announced in the coming months. The base will stay open. (Current plans)
If the AE if it does come out, it should have 60 CA and 60 FO positions for the 777 with all of the openings being for ATL.
(This is what has been told to a few people)

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Well the short answer is No.
Most of the O and D traffic to BOM comes through ATL first and then on to JFK. Now with the 777LR's we are able to make it all the way to BOM non stop. There are major cost advantages to do this flight from ATL.
As it pertains to JFK. There are going to be flights on the 777 to NRT and a few other locations that will be announced in the coming months. The base will stay open. (Current plans)
If the AE if it does come out, it should have 60 CA and 60 FO positions for the 777 with all of the openings being for ATL.
(This is what has been told to a few people)

I assume no backfilling?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Well they are saying that there may be some. That or there will be a clean up bid later in the year.

What have your heard you are an AQFO.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

None of the LCA email chains have mentioned anything about the AE so far... You always seem to be much more informed than me.

I suppose its nothing a simple call to planning couldn't answer.

 

[lowecur]

International is slowly going to retract. Inflation is eating away at many Far East countries, and the rest of the world will be flying alot less as the world economy goes into a cocoon in 2009. The US just caught cold and the rest of the world is learning how interdependent they are on a solid US economy.

imp:​

 

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Lowcur:

You might be missing the fact that the 777, 767-300 and ETOP 757 are doing the same number on 747's and A340's that the RJ did on DC9's, old gen 737's and 727's. I believe the A380 will be an anchor which will drive down revenue when airlines try to actually fill 550 seats with people who all want to cross the planet to the same destination at the same time.

The US economy is slugging along pretty well given the absence of any coherent Executive/Administrative Branch Fed policy, an extreeme oil spike, credit crunch and housing meltdown.

Remember in the dark days of 1976 provided fertile ground for folks like Bill Gates. Don't bet against the USA, and I would not bet against Delta right now.

 

[lowecur]

Lowcur:

You might be missing the fact that the 777, 767-300 and ETOP 757 are doing the same number on 747's and A340's that the RJ did on DC9's, old gen 737's and 727's. I believe the A380 will be an anchor which will drive down revenue when airlines try to actually fill 550 seats with people who all want to cross the planet to the same destination at the same time.

The US economy is slugging along pretty well given the absence of any coherent Executive/Administrative Branch Fed policy, an extreeme oil spike, credit crunch and housing meltdown.

Remember in the dark days of 1976 provided fertile ground for folks like Bill Gates. Don't bet against the USA, and I would not bet against Delta right now.

Fins:

The world economy will be going through a transition where the dollar will increase in value by default. China, India, Indonesia, Philipines, and Vietnam are all suffering high inflation right now due to the high cost of commodities. As commodities unravel in the next year of so, the world economy will unravel with it.

The US has exported their subprime mess in the form of securitized paper to major banks all over the globe. Europe is headed for a recession right behind the US. Sovereign Wealth Funds will shift their assets to the dollar as it increases against the Euro.

All of the above will put a big dent in International Travel. The attached article says DL has a different International Footprint, but they will be combining with NWA soon, and they should take a significant hit to international earnings next year.

I was talking to an economist for the World Bank recently, and he believes this deal will take 10 years to unwind. I don't know if we will have a stagnant world economy that long, but it could certainly be anywhere between 3 - 7 yrs.

imp: ​

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