CIDFlyer From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 1990 posts, RR: 3 Posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2635 times:
Searched but could not locate anything, does anyone know when DL/NW will code share on all flights? Also, when will everything be shifted to one website?
KingAir200 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1579 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2606 times:
Quoting CIDFlyer (Thread starter): Searched but could not locate anything, does anyone know when DL/NW will code share on all flights?
I think, though I could be wrong because I haven't been paying much attention to this aspect, that the DL code is on all NW flights, but there's not an NW code on all DL flights. From what I've heard, the NW code won't be placed on all DL flights.
Quoting CIDFlyer (Thread starter): Also, when will everything be shifted to one website?
I assume that will be around the time when they have the whole operation over to Deltamatic. As I recall, they wanted that done by the end of the year.
WorldTraveler From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2492 times:
Quoting KingAir200 (Reply 1): I assume that will be around the time when they have the whole operation over to Deltamatic. As I recall, they wanted that done by the end of the year.
The latest update at the recent investor conference was technology cutover would happen in early 2010.
I think there are still some international restrictions that prevent full codesharing at present. Not sure of the timeline but all of foreign government route transfers always take longer than approvals from the US government and that approval has already been obtained.
KingAir200 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1579 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2480 times:
Quoting WorldTraveler (Reply 2): The latest update at the recent investor conference was technology cutover would happen in early 2010.
Makes sense. I thought being single-system by the end of 2009 was a little ambitious.
Timf From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 954 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (4 years 2 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2417 times:
The conference call also indicated they still plan on having their SOC by the end of 2009. Is it possible for them to shift to the Delta code before their systems are integrated?
The one thing I'm still expecting to happen prior to SOC is that Delta will retire the Northwest brand name and market all the flights as Delta, even though the flights would still be filed as Northwest Airlines. Northwest flights and Delta flights each assigned a specific range of flight numbers, similar to how the US Airways/America West Merger worked. Not sure when this might start though.
Pilotboi From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2366 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2211 times:
Quoting Timf (Reply 4): The one thing I'm still expecting to happen prior to SOC is that Delta will retire the Northwest brand name and market all the flights as Delta, even though the flights would still be filed as Northwest Airlines.
I believe this is going to happen sooner then we think.
Runway23 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Jan 2005, 2037 posts, RR: 39 Reply 6, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2140 times:
Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 5): I believe this is going to happen sooner then we think.
Customer wise both airlines become pretty much one on March 29 IIRC.
KingAir200 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1579 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2026 times:
Quoting Timf (Reply 4): Is it possible for them to shift to the Delta code before their systems are integrated?
Sure. The codesharing has nothing to do with PARS and Deltamatic.
Quoting Runway23 (Reply 6): Customer wise both airlines become pretty much one on March 29 IIRC.
Uniforms for pilots, CSAs/QSAs/WCRs, and FAs change on Monday, March 30th. I believe that the World Traveler magazine and other NWA branded inflight items will disappear around then as well. New uniforms for employees not as visible to the passenger will be handled at a later date. Operationally, they will remain separate until probably the 4th quarter of this year.
Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 5): I believe this is going to happen sooner then we think.
It will be interesting to see how soon that happens. In terms of flight ops, DL and NWA have a fair amount of differences.
Pilotboi From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2366 posts, RR: 10 Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1836 times:
Quoting Runway23 (Reply 6): Customer wise both airlines become pretty much one on March 29 IIRC.
That's what I meant.
Quoting KingAir200 (Reply 7): It will be interesting to see how soon that happens. In terms of flight ops, DL and NWA have a fair amount of differences.
You're talking about SOC. We're talking about branding.
So far this is what will be happening overnight on March 31st/April 1st:
All pilots and cabin crew will change uniforms to DL.
Ship 1804 should be in SkyTeam colors.
CDG will receive the new joint-venture logos.
And it's RUMORED that all NW aircraft not repainted yet will receive DL stickers. (At least this will start on 4/1)
Also on April 1st:
Intra-FL service reinstated with two daily flights between TLH-MCO and FLL-TPA with Saab 340s.
ATL-HHH reinstated with Saab 340.
KingAir200 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1579 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1818 times:
Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 8): You're talking about SOC. We're talking about branding.
Yeah, I realize that now. I misread the exchange there at replies 4 and 5.
Quoting Pilotboi (Reply 8): And it's RUMORED that all NW aircraft not repainted yet will receive DL stickers. (At least this will start on 4/1)
Huh. Haven't heard that one. Must be circulating on the DL side.
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7171 posts, RR: 45 Reply 10, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1785 times:
I tried to book on DL's website a NW IAH-MSP flight (I believe it was a Compass-operated flight, in an Embraer regional jet)... I could not find the flight loaded to DL's system at all! Any idea why this is?
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