Delta

[redflyer65]

21 is the MIN on a 4 day trip at DL, not the max. There are plenty of 4 day domestic trips worth over 24 hours, and 5 day trips worth close to 30 hours, some over with a DH.

Bye Bye---General Lee

Same here General. Both are minimums. Your 4 day min is 21, ours is 26.

A 5 day worth 30? I'll take our 4 day worth 30+ and spend day 5 at home. Big differences in schedule and pay as pointed out by Bill actually. Hopefully you guys can get more productivity the next time around (not meant as flame).

 

[SplitBar]

So, you can't have fun or point out differences on an anonymous website? OKAY......Mayor Bloomberg....


Bye Bye---General Lee

General, you guys are beyond the point of fun and just pointing out differences. You guys are hateful and spiteful towards one another and do nothing but bash each other. If that's what gets your rocks off then press on. I got better things to do than read SWA threads yet alone post on them in a habitual manner.

 

[General Lee]

General, you guys are beyond the point of fun and just pointing out differences. You guys are hateful and spiteful towards one another and do nothing but bash each other. If that's what gets your rocks off then press on. I got better things to do than read SWA threads yet alone post on them in a habitual manner.

Welcome to FI. Have a good one.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[pave driver]

Hiring...Why?

I think it's going to be a while.

http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/delta-maintain-capacity-while-cutting-fleet-size-0917

 

[SplitBar]

I think it's going to be a while.

http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/delta-maintain-capacity-while-cutting-fleet-size-0917

The majority of the capacity cut they are talking about is DCI.

 

[pave driver]

The majority of the capacity cut they are talking about is DCI.

OK. So the "15% fewer aircraft" are all RJs.

 

[General Lee]

I think it's going to be a while.

http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/delta-maintain-capacity-while-cutting-fleet-size-0917

Did you read that article? Here it is:



Delta to maintain capacity while cutting fleet size

By Karen Walker


Delta Air Lines’ (DL) fleet restructuring plan will leave it with 15% fewer aircraft but capacity will be maintained at current levels, a company executive said Monday.

Speaking at the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit in Dallas, DL senior VP financial planning, analysis and investor relations Gary Chase said the carrier’s regional jet fleet will be reduced by 200 aircraft or more by 2015.

“A portion of our fleet that sticks out like a sore thumb is the 50-seat aircraft,” Chase said.

By phasing out smaller aircraft and replacing them with larger, more efficient aircraft, Chase said DL will increase revenues, lower costs, maintain capacity discipline and improve the customer experience.
DL will close down its Comair regional subsidiary from the end of September.


In May, Southwest Airlines and DL announced an agreement in which DL will sublease the 88 Boeing 717s that SWA inherited in its acquisition of AirTran Airways. The 717s will replace DC-9s and 50-seat Bombardier CRJs.






DL will also be aquiring more MD90s (25 or so), and get 100 739ERs, although the 739s will be replacing one for one older 767-300Dom, older 757s, and some A320s close to the cycle limit. The 17 DC9s remaining will be replaced by the 25 MD90s, and the 88 717s will replace 76 and 70 seaters on their current routes, as they replace outgoing 50 seaters.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[pave driver]

Thank you.

Did you read that article? Here it is:



Delta to maintain capacity while cutting fleet size

By Karen Walker


Delta Air Lines’ (DL) fleet restructuring plan will leave it with 15% fewer aircraft but capacity will be maintained at current levels, a company executive said Monday.

Speaking at the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit in Dallas, DL senior VP financial planning, analysis and investor relations Gary Chase said the carrier’s regional jet fleet will be reduced by 200 aircraft or more by 2015.

“A portion of our fleet that sticks out like a sore thumb is the 50-seat aircraft,” Chase said.

By phasing out smaller aircraft and replacing them with larger, more efficient aircraft, Chase said DL will increase revenues, lower costs, maintain capacity discipline and improve the customer experience.
DL will close down its Comair regional subsidiary from the end of September.


In May, Southwest Airlines and DL announced an agreement in which DL will sublease the 88 Boeing 717s that SWA inherited in its acquisition of AirTran Airways. The 717s will replace DC-9s and 50-seat Bombardier CRJs.






DL will also be aquiring more MD90s (25 or so), and get 100 739ERs, although the 739s will be replacing one for one older 767-300Dom, older 757s, and some A320s close to the cycle limit. The 17 DC9s remaining will be replaced by the 25 MD90s, and the 88 717s will replace 76 and 70 seaters on their current routes, as they replace outgoing 50 seaters.



Bye Bye---General Lee

Thank you.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

The memo that just came out confirmed the Oct bid to now be small with a bigger bid in jan. Hiring unlikely this year... carry on.

 

[SLUF4]

The memo that just came out confirmed the Oct bid to now be small with a bigger bid in jan. Hiring unlikely this year... carry on.

Have you ever noticed how the next one is always "the big one?"