Delta Love Field Expansion

[General Lee]

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/

The problem is that the lead attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the lawsuit made clear that the DOJ wants the gates at seven airports and takeoff and landing slots to go to airlines other than Delta and other ?legacy? carriers.

Miss Delta is starting to get GREEDY, they were all hot to trot to swap those DCA gates for LGA with US AIRWAYS, now they want those DCA gates back.

Greedy? Most of the slots were RJ slots to small cities. Will JB, Spirit, or WN fly nonstop to Chattanooga from DCA? We'll see..... The additional 717s are freeing up a lot of extra 70/76 seaters to try something new (see Compass adding LAX flights).


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Freebrd]

Hey Jenny, isn't it supposed to be 'deregulation'? Majors should be just as entitled as the LCCs.

 

[General Lee]

Hey Jenny, isn't it supposed to be 'deregulation'? Majors should be just as entitled as the LCCs.

Freebrd,

I agree with you, but the Govt doesn't. Even though SWA is now the largest domestic carrier and not always the "lowest" fare, they are still thought of as a LCC. Now JB, Spirit, and VA probably qualify, and they probably will get most of the slots or gates. I think DL may still get the Dallas Love gates, since they are currently leasing them from AA now. You just never know, though.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Mercyful Fate]

Freebrd,

I agree with you, but the Govt doesn't. Even though SWA is now the largest domestic carrier and not always the "lowest" fare, they are still thought of as a LCC. Now JB, Spirit, and VA probably qualify, and they probably will get most of the slots or gates. I think DL may still get the Dallas Love gates, since they are currently leasing them from AA now. You just never know, though.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Better get to work on getting better info from all your inside sources

 

[nwaf16dude]

The AA merger divestments are intended to increase competition. If SWA gets the AA gates at DAL (that are currently being used by Delta) then competition is decreased. Seems like even our government could figure that out.

 

[Flopgut]

The AA merger divestments are intended to increase competition. If SWA gets the AA gates at DAL (that are currently being used by Delta) then competition is decreased. Seems like even our government could figure that out.

The word "competition" is code for "Southwest" to our government. We better be ready to watch these gates go to SWA.

 

[bluesideup1]

The word "competition" is code for "Southwest" to our government. We better be ready to watch these gates go to SWA.

Flop,

You need to get some help because I can feel your anger. Take your snarky comments. Strike Southwest down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

No one likes an angry fool and I would hate for you to be thrown into a reactor core. So please get some help.

 

[bluesideup1]

The word "competition" is code for "Southwest" to our government. We better be ready to watch these gates go to SWA.

Flop,

You need to get some help because I can feel your anger. Take your snarky comments. Strike Southwest down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

No one likes an angry fool and I would hate for you to be thrown into a reactor core. So please get some help.

 

[bluesideup1]

The word "competition" is code for "Southwest" to our government. We better be ready to watch these gates go to SWA.

Flop,

You need to get some help because I can feel your anger. Take your snarky comments. Strike Southwest down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

No one likes an angry fool and I would hate for you to be thrown into a reactor core. So please get some help.

 

[SWA Bubba]

Flop,

You need to get some help because I can feel your anger. Take your snarky comments. Strike Southwest down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.

No one likes an angry fool and I would hate for you to be thrown into a reactor core. So please get some help.

Blueside--

Just because you said it three times doesn't mean Flop's going to listen. Trust me, I've told him the same thing numerous times to no avail. It goes in one ear and out the other, all the while the same uninformed, hatred-based nonsense comes out of his mouth.

Bubba

 

[dicko]

Hey Flop,


You

 

[dicko]

Angry

 

[dicko]

Bro ?

 

[Flopgut]

Nope. Just getting motivated.

 

[tankerhead]

To do what? Fly your white jet a little harder? Or are we talking about making the news here? Because you sound crazy and dangerous.

 

[Flopgut]

Does SWA teach this stuff in corndog cult initial!? Seriously, those of us who want DOJ to call balls and strikes fairly and not effect the outcome of the game are all "crazy?!" I've seen you guys do this before, it's like a coordinated effort.

 

[tankerhead]

Does SWA teach this stuff in corndog cult initial!? Seriously, those of us who want DOJ to call balls and strikes fairly and not effect the outcome of the game are all "crazy?!" I've seen you guys do this before, it's like a coordinated effort.

Oh, there's a common them, alright. Just not the one you're babbling on about.

 

[dicko]

" I've seen you guys do this before, it's like a coordinated effort.

Hey Flop,

Get up off the couch and walk to the window. Slowly draw back the curtains and look outside. Can you see the man in the black rubber body suit ? The one with his pink tongue peeking through the zippered mouth opening of the rubber hood.

That's the beginning of the coordinated effort. More will come, they will gather, and then they will come for you Flop.

 

[northstar]

one thing is for sure. according to numerous recent articles, Dallas and Atlanta are the "places to be". I'm all for competition, but it seems strange that Delta butchered its Dallas operation, and now shows a "new found" interest.

 

[scoreboardII]

Continental never did stop flying at least an RJ size airplane in there. Looked at the res app and we're doing IAH DAL 7 times today. Who pulled out of that route? That would be SWA. And it was indeed a butt whipping.
This is going to be fun to watch.

AND another thing, your "butt whipping" is being performed by outsourced RJ pilots flying YOUR passengers at a payscale 1/2 what you make.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...a=X&ei=6uuLUurHBOr12wWb_YC4DA&ved=0CDkQ9QEwBQ

That's some fine butt whipping, let someone else undercut your job, nice.

 

[tankerhead]

Oh, there's a common them, alright. Just not the one you're babbling on about.

THEME...stupid autocorrect. And +1 on the Pulp Fiction rubber suits. I'm picking mine up next week.

 

[redflyer65]

AND another thing, your "butt whipping" is being performed by outsourced RJ pilots flying YOUR passengers at a payscale 1/2 what you make.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...a=X&ei=6uuLUurHBOr12wWb_YC4DA&ved=0CDkQ9QEwBQ

That's some fine butt whipping, let someone else undercut your job, nice.

Half their payrate is being generous Scoreboard. It's closer to a THIRD of the major airline rates. UCal couldn't run IAH-DAL without the outsourced labor, plain and simple.

 

[scoreboardII]

Thanks for the correction, My bad. I guess I was feeling generous.

 

[General Lee]

Thanks for the correction, My bad. I guess I was feeling generous.

Yet you outsource some of your 737 flying to AT pilots at lower rates.... A joint contract should have established equal pay for same size planes, immediately. DL/NWA 757/767 pilots got the same payrate at the time of the joint contract. You knew that......


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[FlyinGuy]

GL, they had our pay rates. They were just stupid enough to give them back to GK.

 

[Wesb737fo]

really ? how many of us voted for that?

 

[737tanker]

Yet you outsource some of your 737 flying to AT pilots at lower rates.... A joint contract should have established equal pay for same size planes
Bye Bye---General Lee

The AirTran MEC turned down the SL that had AirTran getting SWA pay raetes immediately.

 

[redflyer65]

Yet you outsource some of your 737 flying to AT pilots at lower rates.... A joint contract should have established equal pay for same size planes, immediately. DL/NWA 757/767 pilots got the same payrate at the time of the joint contract. You knew that......


Bye Bye---General Lee

Yea, that's exactly the same as your RJ outsourcing for the past 25 years and for the what...next 50? Get a clue General, you have no argument.

 

[General Lee]

The AirTran MEC turned down the SL that had AirTran getting SWA pay raetes immediately.

So, you take the first deal at a car dealership? I guess you do. Was it initially a "take it or leave it deal?" Seems like it may have eventual turned into something like that. If he was offered "this is it" instead of "we'll go to arbitration as per the process agreement states", I could see your point. Can you see my point? The Process Agreement had arbitration as a next step. Wasn't it signed by GK? Would you do any different being the leader of a group that supposedly had "options?"



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Yea, that's exactly the same as your RJ outsourcing for the past 25 years and for the what...next 50? Get a clue General, you have no argument.

Most AT guys on here disagree with you, and you don't care obviously. That makes my point. Thanks.


Bye Bye---General Lee