Delta to adjust fleet quickly after NWA deal..article

[ACL65PILOT]

I can tell you that those 717's will be owned by Boeing before anyone else takes delivery of them. It is legally necessary.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Also, the plan is dynamic. All I can say is that with the people who are running this ship, anything is possible. They literally want to run new routes that sometimes do not work. If they all did, they would not be doing their jobs. Do not take it as a bad thing that DAL pulls out of routes after a few months. It is called taking a chance, and moving the asset instead of leaving it there and letting it bleed money.
From what it looks like, we will be all over this world by mid to late next year. That is a specific as it can get for now.

 

[slapstick]

From the Shuttle World:
The Delta Shuttle won't be outsourced to EMB170's, thanks in part to a gov't contract we wrestled back from US Airways. The 8:30pm departures were scrubbed.
They're considering DC-9's on it, though. Issues include noise restrictions in DCA, future RNAV SID/STAR's in NY airspace. And someone raised an important question - do all the -9's have aft airstairs?

 

[FmrFreightDog]

And someone raised an important question - do all the -9's have aft airstairs?

No. They all either have forward stairs or aft stairs. Most of them have aft stairs. All the -50s have aft stairs.

 

[JOPILOT]

So if aircraft are moved to new cities, do the pilots go with the airplane; thus a new domicile? Or will trips start with a deadhead until there is a single certificate? Could someone please expand that has a better understanding of the Joint Pilots Agreement.

Thanks in advance, JP

 

[General Lee]

So if aircraft are moved to new cities, do the pilots go with the airplane; thus a new domicile? Or will trips start with a deadhead until there is a single certificate? Could someone please expand that has a better understanding of the Joint Pilots Agreement.

Thanks in advance, JP

They will DH for about a year, and then offer new bases on those fleets, from what I have heard....

Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[filejw]

In the beginning usually there is an agreement to share hrs or routes, IE a 747-4 picks up a ATL NRT and a 777 will do MSP NRT. Most likely flown with DH or back filled thru NRT.

 

[contrail67]

Had a friend just take an 88 to Victorville yesterday. That's all I have as my airline is waiting for UAL to collapse so we can split the pot with AMR.

Cheers

UAL to collapse?....snore. Don't you get tired of predicting that?


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The outlook for airlines is improving, with lower fuel prices and fewer seats setting carriers up for a better 2009, Barclays Capital analyst Gary Chase wrote on Thursday.
Chase forecast much smaller losses for 2008 and 2009 across the sector versus his previous expectation, and he predicted profits for Continental Airlines Inc. and Alaska Air Group this fiscal year, instead of losses.
Spooked by fuel prices which spiked over the summer, airlines have been cutting the number of flights, hoping to raise prices. They are still doing that, even though fuel prices have retreated.
"The new lease on life afforded the industry by a dramatic reduction in jet fuel prices should give investors the time to benefit from this phenomenon," Chase wrote. He said his top picks are United Airlines parent UAL Corp., as well as Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. (which are hoping to combine by the end of this year), "but we believe the whole sector looks very compelling right now."
He left his ratings on the stocks unchanged. But for Continental, he now predicts 2008 profit of 25 cents per share, versus a previous call for a loss of $2.04 per share, and 2009 profit of $1.50 per share instead of a loss of $3.70.
The analyst still expects AirTran Holdings Inc. to lose money this year, but he now expects a 2009 profit of 25 cents per share instead of a loss of 85 cents.
Chase wrote that the results are being driven by the reductions in flying capacity by the airlines. He wrote that he expects domestic capacity to fall almost 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008.
"We continue to believe the industry will remain disciplined on capacity and will execute on announced capacity reductions," he wrote.
In Thursday afternoon trading, shares of most airlines fell with the broader market. AMR Corp. lost 20 cents at $10.96. Continental fell 10 cents to $17.50. Southwest gave up 27 cents at $13.93. JetBlue dropped 23 cents, or 4.6 percent, to $4.82. Delta lost 56 cents, or 6.6 percent, at $7.99, and Northwest fell 84 cents, or 8 percent, to $9.66.
A couple of carriers posted slim gains. UAL added 11 cents at $9.63, and US Airways rose 10 cents to $7.10.
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[MXAV8R]

What about LAX and 73N? Kind of feel like the redheaded step child out here...

 

[General Lee]

What about LAX and 73N? Kind of feel like the redheaded step child out here...

Stagnate for the next 2 years, moving NWA planes from their terminal to DL's, adding Sao Paulo in the meantime. I believe your 73N trips have improved as of late, right? Not as many 3 days worth 12 hours flying allnighters to the East Coast and back...


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[MXAV8R]

Stagnate for the next 2 years, moving NWA planes from their terminal to DL's, adding Sao Paulo in the meantime. I believe your 73N trips have improved as of late, right? Not as many 3 days worth 12 hours flying allnighters to the East Coast and back...


Bye Bye--General Lee

Yes you're correct. More SNA flying too...with 737-700.

 

[iaflyer]

What do people think about what the company will do with flying out of DTW? ie: will we see 767ERs there? 777?

 

[NuGuy]

What do people think about what the company will do with flying out of DTW? ie: will we see 767ERs there? 777?

To the Deltoid heading for DTW. Try National Coney Island for breakfast. Good food, great price.

Nu

"Soon you will be done with dinner" - Accurate Fortune Cookie

 

[another cfii]

There seems to be a "Nat'l Coney Island" on every street corner in Detroit... Not to mention dozens inside DTW terminals. But Nu is right, try chili dog for breakfast (If you're flying with a old fart, have the chili spaghetti, let your body work the magic!

 

[Superpilot92]

To the Deltoid heading for DTW. Try National Coney Island for breakfast. Good food, great price.

Nu

"Soon you will be done with dinner" - Accurate Fortune Cookie

They have good Gyro's also

Gyro FTW