Idle Delta Jets Sitting Around?

[FLYLOW22]

Anyone else notice the seemingly large about of freshly painted former NWA A319/320 aircraft parked on GA ramps around the country?

3 in MCO last week, another in CLT yesterday...

Why aren't these planes flying?

 

[Paul R. Smith]

Anyone else notice the seemingly large about of freshly painted former NWA A319/320 aircraft parked on GA ramps around the country?

3 in MCO last week, another in CLT yesterday...

Why aren't these planes flying?

Charter?

 

[maxblast72]

Well if any fleet was going to be intentionally underutilized due to economic conditions, you would think it would be the DC-9 or MD-80 not the Airbus.

 

[BigShow]

They do a ton of NBA charters with that fleet!!!

 

[volav8r1]

They are charters. We have several NBA configured 319/320's. They
have couches, bigger seats, etc... My buddies on the "baby bus" are always
doing the charters. I think we do so many that they are in the bid packs. Was just watching the Olympics & saw what looked like one of them on a commercial. Might have been a visa commercial. The wife was yappin so I couldn't hear

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

The interior of those things is sweet. Club seating and stuff.

 

[FLYLOW22]

Sounds pretty cool!

 

[Redtailer]

6 Airbuses are strictly charter aircraft. Those things really get around. I have been on board and they are REALLY nice inside. Don't rule out a few 757's hanging around as they do some charters as well.

The 9's once in a blue moon will do a charter. Of course if your team has an old guy wearing purple, white, and gold tossing a football around it may be an A330.

 

[Superpilot92]

I flew a charter trip last year for the Warriors. The planes are extremely nice on the inside and the players are very well taken care of. The food is fantastic and the best part of it is that we are fed well also

 

[Superpilot92]

PICS

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Airbus-A319-114/1495506/L/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Airbus-A319-114/1496227/L/

 

[General Lee]

These planes have 52 or 54 seats, and have club seating, since we know those NBA or NHL types like to play cards. I have flown several NFL teams on the 767-300, and the Yankees and Red Socks on 757s. Those flights are very welll catered, and very profitable.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[KCPilot]

PICS

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Airbus-A319-114/1495506/L/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Airbus-A319-114/1496227/L/

I've not seen a plane at DAL like that yet...... Hope the FAs are not the Senior Mama's as that would scare anyone away!!!!!

 

[volav8r1]

I've not seen a plane at DAL like that yet...... Hope the FAs are not the Senior Mama's as that would scare anyone away!!!!!

I believe the FA's have to interview and be selected to do these. I know a few of the FA's here in MEM that are "Charter Girls" and they are all young & cute. I haven't ever been on one of these charter planes but they are supossedly very nice.

I did a charter for the MEM Grizzles last year from MEM to MSY on the DC-9. Apparently the 319 that was supposed to do it was stuck in LA. The players were extremely nice but had gotten used to the charter planes. I heard alot of complaints. At least it was a -50 so they could spread out. It was also a Midnight departure, they had just played a game & were heading to MSY to play the following night. The players were so tired they didn't eat any of their catering. The repo back to MEM was awesome! We ate like Kings!!!!

 

[jonjuan]

We ate like Kings!!!!

Don't you mean Grizzlies?

 

[CesnaCaptn]

I believe the FA's have to interview and be selected to do these. I know a few of the FA's here in MEM that are "Charter Girls" and they are all young & cute. I haven't ever been on one of these charter planes but they are supossedly very nice.

NW was smart. Alaska pays the FAs double time to do charters, so we have the most "experienced" ones. I once did a charter down to ACA and I had the top 5 most senior FAs. They kept bragging about their seniority to the pax. I don't think their experience necessarily made them better.

On a side note, AS pilots don't make an extra nickle for doing charters. Do the DL pilots?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

No there is no extra money involved. The trips are either in the trip packet, the charter portion is part of another trip, or the trip is dropped in to open time where it is open to anyone bidding it.

 

[motch]

This is why DAL (the new DAL~) is going to be a powerhouse in the industry.
And I heard that the Delta Charter side just bought up another charter operation...