One thing to keep in mind in all of this is training capacity. Before the events of the last few weeks, that capacity was earmarked for mostly new hire training and large bid awards to include a lot of upgrades to captain and upward movement for FOs. Now, it appears that capacity will be needed for...
Jump to postOne thing to keep in mind in all of this is training capacity. Before the events of the last few weeks, that capacity was earmarked for mostly new hire training and large bid awards to include a lot of upgrades to captain and upward movement for FOs. Now, it appears that capacity will be needed for ...
Jump to postAirline seniority systems are complicated for those not in the industry.
If an entire fleet is parked, the company puts out a system-wise bid that most pilots can bid on. That reshuffles seniority on the remaining fleets and adds extra training events into the mix.
Same company. Why did ALL the other employees get the same raise at DL than the pilots? Why did the pilots keep their PS percentage while ALL other employees had theirs cut? And AA and UA FAs make more in total compensation than DL and enjoy work rules that can’t be changed at a whim. Again your st...
Jump to postWrong, as the PS is added to their total earnings on the W2. And taxes are paid on it. Added to the totals on the W2...yes. However, the IRS initially considers it a bonus and thus 25% is withheld. When taxes are filed it’s all reconciled based on the final tax bracket. ILL Learn the term laborator...
Jump to postAll wages, benefits, vacation and compensation are all subject to status quo. And again, DL will argue - successfully - that as profit sharing is not wages, benefits, vacation, nor regular compensation and has been variable in application, formulation, and amount, it will not fall under status quo....
Jump to postOk so I'm not familiar with ATL at all, but looking at the airport diagram provided upthread, I am only seeing a taxiway V "loop" as it allows aircraft to go around the approach end of 8R. I am confused with the terminology of a P "loop" as it looks like a full rollout on 27L wi...
Jump to postWrong. Peak efficiency is eastbound. The arrival rate peaks at 132 and that’s in triple visual east flow. I believe the highest departure rate is 118. On a west operation, all the 27L and 28 arrivals have to cross the departure runway 27R. On an east op, all arrivals can utilize the Papa loop. And ...
Jump to posthttp://www.airportviewer.com Select ATL and spend time observing traffic patterns. And, yes, peak efficiency is a west operation. Most 27R departures use the LC intersection. Heavies our aircraft with flow times mostly use full length. ILL Wrong. Peak efficiency is eastbound. The arrival rate peaks...
Jump to posthttp://www.airportviewer.com
Select ATL and spend time observing traffic patterns.
And, yes, peak efficiency is a west operation. Most 27R departures use the LC intersection. Heavies our aircraft with flow times mostly use full length.
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I’ve always disliked the paint job after the merger with Airways. If you look close enough to the tail, there’s close to a dozen different colors...translation...this is one expensive livery. Wouldn’t surprise me if they made changes just to make it cheaper.
Jump to posthttps://www.cntraveler.com/story/innovators-sara-nelson-flight-attendant-union/amp The AFA president is actually claiming sexism is why pilots make more than FAs. This won’t endear people to her cause. The argument is factually void of any logical reasoning. ILL At best, that's a joke. Sexism has n...
Jump to posthttps://www.cntraveler.com/story/innova ... -union/amp
The AFA president is actually claiming sexism is why pilots make more than FAs.
This won’t endear people to her cause. The argument is factually void of any logical reasoning.
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southwest1675 wrote:ilovelamp wrote:southwest1675 wrote:
City of Madison was begging for a flight to Nashville.
Why?
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I’ll have to find the article, but they just really liked the tourism aspect.
“Several” is not a big sample when compared to a 25000+ FA group. Also, DTW is a former NWA hub. Very easy to find union-loving FAs there. I’m in the camp of letting them control their destiny. However, every statement in this thread voicing support or opposition has to be looked at with suspicion. ...
Jump to postsouthwest1675 wrote:dronezone wrote:Sun Country adding MSN-BNA starting in May 2020
City of Madison was begging for a flight to Nashville.
[DL] Pilots are unionized and was the only group who’s profit sharing wasn’t cut when all non-union employees had it cut. I'm sure there are DL pilots on here who can chime in to confirm, but didn't they negotiate to retain full (original formulas) profit sharing payout at the expense of other item...
Jump to postrexchase12 wrote:Anybody know how long 2L-20R will be closed?
Allegiant is a home-basing airline for their crews. They focus primarily on day trips. The big advantage to the company is practically zero hotel costs for their crews.
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It is incredibly weak because they've outsourced their entire international network to the lowest bidder using their JV network. Meanwhile, United has rapidly grown to overtake Delta in the International arena and even AA which is otherwise in decline is starting to beat DL in the international sce...
Jump to postIf it’s not clear by now, 8000+ number DL flight numbers are charters and mainline repos are 9000+. ILL Not entirely true! We are operating some revenue segments in the 8000 series on behalf of AM due to the MAX grounding. I recently operated one JFK - MEX. :D But yes, the one mentioned by the OP i...
Jump to postIf it’s not clear by now, 8000+ number DL flight numbers are charters/extra sections and mainline repos are 9000+.
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I expect economics will kill them before time and cycles do. If not by fuel or maintenance costs, then mainline operating costs. I can't see 18-20 more years in DL service. Maybe some number will still be flying at the end of 2030. Have you been paying attention closely enough to see Delta is inves...
Jump to post10-15 years easily. They keep the 88/90s running on life support it seems, no reason to think they won’t do that for the Angry Puppy.
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Severe turbulence causes structural damage to the airplane and injuries many times. Sounds like you had moderate turbulence. Severe turbulence looks like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06/05/scariest-flight-of-my-life-hail-smashes-nose-of-plane-that-flew-into...
Jump to postSome SIDA badges about to get revoked at the ATL. I mean, If it is piggy backing onto the jet bridge how was the agent not paying attention to her door? I have been to ATL, unless the passenger was familiar with the insides of the airport, it is almost impossible she could have sneaked through an e...
Jump to postAnyone know if this is the remnants of a hurricane?
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Great to see AA standing up to DL! I sure wish there was better S.A. service from the west coast...it's a haul to go all the way to MIA to then go south. Hint hint!! DL hasn’t even announced a single new route from this transaction, yet AA is standing up to them?! It’s playing blind chess. AA has n...
Jump to postAdipocere wrote:Why would the FAA issue a general ground stop based on the request of a specific airline??
Truly remarkable how a once bankrupt airline has skyrocketed to be the premier world airline. I suppose a combination of factors got them to this point, favorable US bankruptcy laws first and foremost, labor unions that sacrificed a lot, give it to the forward-thinking management and of course the ...
Jump to postcokepopper wrote:So now we know they real reason Delta had announced a record number of F/A hires for 2020. With 14 A350 coming on board. Hmm
Dieuwer wrote:So in those movies where you see both pilots incapacitated, a passenger who never flew a plane get up and lands the plane with help from the tower, is a load of nonsense.
Interesting twist going public today. This guy may have had terrorist ties.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/ ... 99172.html
ATL had an unforecast TS about 2100-2200. Many flights airborne without alternate fuel. CHA got slammed with mainline Delta diversions.
Jump to postThank you for the responses. We have been moving away from American & United anyway based on past flying experiences (outside of seatback IFE availability) and have found Delta to have the best domestic product overall. Interesting. A few months ago you were infuriated with Delta: https://www.a...
Jump to postcessna2 wrote:I’m not sure where some of you are getting your info, but the only skyhub post I’ve seen about this subject is that it’s not true. So until there’s an official announcement, this is purely a rumor.
By numbers, Delta is tops. Once the 88/90s retire and the 717s get their seatback IFE, their total fleet will be 100%...well over 800 aircraft. I believe the question is which carrier has the most planes with seatback IFE now, not at some theoretical future date. The correct answer, as was pointed ...
Jump to postBy numbers, Delta is tops. Once the 88/90s retire and the 717s get their seatback IFE, their total fleet will be 100%...well over 800 aircraft. I believe the question is which carrier has the most planes with seatback IFE now, not at some theoretical future date. The correct answer, as was pointed ...
Jump to postBy numbers, Delta is tops. Once the 88/90s retire and the 717s get their seatback IFE, their total fleet will be 100%...well over 800 aircraft.
Jump to posthttps://onemileatatime.com/delta-717/
I guess a blog post makes it not a rumor since a link is now provided...
I guess it makes sense from the aspect that it'd be taking the only mainline plane without AVOD and bringing it in line with the rest of the fleet. All mainline aircraft have AVOD via wifi at a minimum. This will bring seatback IFE to all mainline aircraft except the 88/90s. Once the latter retires...
Jump to postYears ago I hit a flock of something around 18000’ going 320 knots. When I did the post-flight walk around, we had hits on both wings, both sides of the horizontal stab and ingestion in both motors.
Oh and that smell after the ingestion...
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T18 wrote:Imo the 717 is not a maddog, I call that the angry puppy, no MD in the model number and its new than the dog. Also not having MD in the name is why I've never considered the DC-9 series to be 'maddogs' either.
Super80Fan wrote:Is this for mainline employees only or also wholly owned subsidiaries like Endeavor?
https://www.wkrn.com/special-reports/global-economy-airport-expansion-will-land-nashville-more-international-flights/ WKRN News 2 did a story on BNA looking for additional international service. At this time, I don’t think it would be in BNA’s best interest to land another European flight. Should w...
Jump to postRetiredNWA wrote:This thread is an abject disaster with absolutely nothing constructive communicated.
Just a correction: the EASK is 46.5%, not 48% nor 47.5%. And destinations aren't what matters, it's jobs. Recapturing higher EASKS ratios creates more top-scale jobs. Rumor has it DL is looking to accelerate 339 delivers next year, and take on a few leased 333s from WOW. It remains to be seen if th...
Jump to postIf your airline claims to be an international carrier and only flys 48% if it’s international commitment, there is issues...... Unless you are an airline employee, your comment is worthless. Don’t even try......, Airline employees, put yourself in these shoes..... DL flies 47.5% of the EASKs in the...
Jump to postIf your airline claims to be an international carrier and only flys 48% if it’s international commitment, there is issues...... Unless you are an airline employee, your comment is worthless. Don’t even try......, Airline employees, put yourself in these shoes..... DL flies 47.5% of the EASKs in the...
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