Delta Parking 767's rumor

[Taco Rocket]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...t-on-economy-unrest-dents-fourth-quarter.html

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Delta is waiting for the results of the buy out offer. Then they will determine the number of furloughs. They should start soon.

........says the furloughed American pilot now working at Jet Blew!

 

[hockeypilot44]

I don't think there's a Delta pilot on property right now worried about getting furloughed.

 

[General Lee]

I don't think there's a Delta pilot on property right now worried about getting furloughed.

I'm not worried at all. I don't think anyone should be. There will be a normal slow down in the Fall, followed by a big ramp up for Spring and Summer. Same as always. Oil prices have come down 15% over the last two weeks. Retirements are in the pipeline. There is an expensive flown down to Compass and Mesaba that stopped any furlough during the 2008 recession. No need to get dramatic here.



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Delta is waiting for the results of the buy out offer. Then they will determine the number of furloughs. They should start soon.

WHAT? What buy out offer are you talking about? There are no plans for any furloughs. And if you notice the flying reduction for the Fall in the North Atlantic, it is for all 4 Skyteam airlines, not just Delta.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Another thing on the capacity reduction this Fall. If you look at the schedules, DL is putting a lot of A330-300s on Trans Atlantic stuff this Summer. That is a heck of a lot bigger than the normal 767-300ER that used to fly those routes. If you replaced those planes after labor day with 767ERs, wouldn't that mean a large CAPACITY reduction? What if you just moved those planes to fly Southern Routes during the South American Summer (and our Winter)? That would equal a CAPACITY REDUCTION for the FALL, by just switching planes around. This Summer DL has put A333s on ATL to BCN, DUB, and FCO, and JFK to ATH, BCN, and DTW to FCO (which is Seasonal). Add to that the ATL to Venice and Athens service that is always seasonal on the 767ER that always goes away after Labor Day, and there is the Capacity reduction. There will be some temporary parkings too (some 744s), but they will be getting new lie flat seats and new IFE systems, and that is a perfect time to do that.



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Tanker Clown]

Another thing on the capacity reduction this Fall. If you look at the schedules, DL is putting a lot of A330-300s on Trans Atlantic stuff this Summer. That is a heck of a lot bigger than the normal 767-300ER that used to fly those routes. If you replaced those planes after labor day with 767ERs, wouldn't that mean a large CAPACITY reduction? What if you just moved those planes to fly Southern Routes during the South American Summer (and our Winter)? That would equal a CAPACITY REDUCTION for the FALL, by just switching planes around. This Summer DL has put A333s on ATL to BCN, DUB, and FCO, and JFK to ATH, BCN, and DTW to FCO (which is Seasonal). Add to that the ATL to Venice and Athens service that is always seasonal on the 767ER that always goes away after Labor Day, and there is the Capacity reduction. There will be some temporary parkings too (some 744s), but they will be getting new lie flat seats and new IFE systems, and that is a perfect time to do that.



Bye Bye--General Lee

Good old Delta and their capacity reductions. That's what they're known for there. Capacity reductions...and pay cuts...and furloughs...and farming out flying.

 

[SLUF4]

Good old Delta and their capacity reductions. That's what they're known for there. Capacity reductions...and pay cuts...and furloughs...and farming out flying.

Don't you have anything better to do?

 

[Tanker Clown]

Don't you have anything better to do?

Probably. But same could be said for Genitals Lee. I wish you Delta guys had better things to do other than bring down the lifestyle of a commercial airline pilot. And then brag about how awesome you are.

 

[poppi]

Probably. But same could be said for Genitals Lee. I wish you Delta guys had better things to do other than bring down the lifestyle of a commercial airline pilot. And then brag about how awesome you are.

If you were getting on at Southwest as you claim you really would not be focusing on Delta now would you.