More 777 for DAL

[GogglesPisano]

Thanks for the scoop ACL65. :beer:

 

[Dizel8]

I think the ATR and the -8 are preferable to the RJ's. Personally, I prefer the increase in cabin size and the headroom, I find the RJ's excruciatingly cramped.

Flew on a Saab 2000 in EU, what a nice ride that was, shame it caught the end of the turboprops, since it was fast and comfortable.

Besides, the savings in time vs an RJ is small, particularily if the RJ is used as intended, on short routes. Spending 3 1/2 hours on an RJ seems like an eternity.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

At 16-19 crews per airframe this is indeed good news for us.

I think its 28 pilots per 777 airframe....not to nitpick..see below....

 

[Sedona16]

I think the ATR and the -8 are preferable to the RJ's. Personally, I prefer the increase in cabin size and the headroom, I find the RJ's excruciatingly cramped.

Flew on a Saab 2000 in EU, what a nice ride that was, shame it caught the end of the turboprops, since it was fast and comfortable.

Besides, the savings in time vs an RJ is small, particularily if the RJ is used as intended, on short routes. Spending 3 1/2 hours on an RJ seems like an eternity.

Thats no lie. I got DH on Skywest last week and forgot how cramped the RJ is inside the cabin. Ive also ridden Horizons Dashes and this was much nicer than a standard RJ. I also noticed this Skywest RJ smelled like a combination of urine, febreeze and bengay. Not pleasant.

 

[Sedona16]

GH at Delta is also pushing Boeing for more range to reach Australia and other cities.

http://www.flightglobal.com/article...ing-to-squeeze-more-range-from-777-200lr.html

 

[MXAV8R]

I think its 28 pilots per 777 airframe....not to nitpick..see below....

Yeah...no...it is 16-19 CREWS per 777. Well at least according to the VP of Flight Ops.

 

[General Lee]

45 777LRs total by 2015? Isn't that when the first 787 will take flight? 2015?

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[4got2flare]

Richard reports on an eventful week

March 24, 2008

Richard Anderson looked back on a week of significant events for Delta, including our announcement of two voluntary programs for employees, the delivery of our second Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, and a tornado that ripped through Atlanta disrupting spring break operations. He also discussed steps we’re taking to manage rapidly rising fuel costs. Richard recorded his weekly employee message from Seattle as he joined more than 150 specially invited employees in taking delivery of our second 777LR.
“Of course, we’re excited about bringing this airplane home and getting it in the system,” Richard said. “We’ll have six more new aircraft deliveries throughout the year, and ultimately on the 777-LR, we’ll have a number of additional deliveries over the course of the next three to five years, as that’s a very important airplane for our growth, particularly across the Pacific. In addition to lie-flat seats and enhanced in-flight entertainment for our passengers, they have increased cargo capability and are designed for tremendous fuel efficiency.”
Richard noted the two voluntary employee programs we announced last week  the 60-Point Retirement Program and the Early Out program  that are the result of rapid and record high increases in fuel costs and the weakening U.S. economy.
“Remember that these programs are completely voluntary,” Richard said. “We’ll put a lot of information out and make it available over the next several weeks, so anyone that’s eligible can learn about both of these programs. Our goal is to make certain that our reduction is all voluntary, so stay tuned to details and we’ll be sending things to your home that will lay out all of the options.”
Starting March 31 through April 14, a special DeltaNet site will offer detailed descriptions and FAQs for the two voluntary options.
Richard said we’re moving quickly on several fronts to manage the recent spike in fuel costs.
“This week we raised domestic fares systemwide by an additional $10 round trip to help offset the rising cost of fuel,” he said. “In addition, we will begin charging customers $25 to check a second bag in May. We’re anticipating that our fuel costs will increase by somewhere between $1-2 billion year-over-year, so we’re going to take steps to rapidly work to cover those costs. We’ve been fairly successful hedging fuel. We have 25% in the first quarter and, I believe, 41% in the second quarter, so we have a significant number of hedge gains, but that doesn’t offset the fact that we have a precipitous increase in fuel.”
Richard praised frontline employees who dealt with high passenger loads and severe weather, including a tornado in Atlanta, last weekend.
“Special thanks to all of you who worked the operation last weekend in Atlanta, especially the IROPS in the Atlanta area,” he said. “It was a tough weekend over the system. We had rain and thunderstorms in the Northeast throughout the Carolinas, fog in Cincinnati. So all of this with load factors in the mid 90’s. So everybody from Line Maintenance, ACS, In-Flight, Flight Ops, OCC, y’all did a great job in especially challenging weather with very high loads.”
You can call in to hear Richard’s latest message at 888-356-3971 or 404-773-7128 internationally. You can also listen online or read a complete transcript of the call on the CEO site on DeltaNet.

Well, here is yesterdays message and it does state 6 more aircraft. But where is the mystical 45 number come from??? Not Boeing, Not Delta, Not Yahoo, so where???

 

[IronCityBlue]

Is that 6 total additional deliveries this year, or 6 more triples? I thought between more triples, 737NG's and used 757's that the total delivery additions would exceed 6 for the rest of the year?

 

[IronCityBlue]

Well, here is yesterdays message and it does state 6 more aircraft. But where is the mystical 45 number come from??? Not Boeing, Not Delta, Not Yahoo, so where???

According to the Delta web site they say they have orders and options (plus the ones already in the fleet) to equal 39. However, the data is from December, 2007 so maybe this year orders/options were placed for 6 more? Not sure.

https://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/aircraft_fleet/