Do you know if there has been any change to the tax situation yet? I can't recall hearing anything specific in the news, but not all policy changes get covered in detail. Nada, but frankly haven't been watching. I'm sure there are quite a few folks on a.net that will know (and likely say something)...
Jump to postSome strange action with one of the 717-200s, N980AT. Took off on the 13th as the first flight of the day from OKC to ATL as DL1708 and diverted to MSY as it was at 33,000 over Huntsville, AL. Going to guess this was due to early morning fog/weather at ATL with such a far diversion to MSY but not s...
Jump to postIt's common for non-rev travelers in the US to do daytrips to EZE/SCL. I've done SCL myself a few years ago, of course J was wide open so it was easier to justify for the overnight flights given the lieflat.
Jump to postAny news on the A321 NEO? Likely won't be on property until early 2023 now. Really? The plan outlined in the last annual report showed 1 for 2020, 41 in 2021, and 40 more in 2020. (And yes, that's separate from the 321ceos that were to finish with 31 units in 2020.) The 3Q20 10-Q has as an attachme...
Jump to postYes, it's the prototype aircraft. Details from earlier post below: I take it this will be the only 763 to get the retrofit since they’ll be retired in 5 years? That's my assumption as well but haven't heard anything definitive in either direction. I think the plan is still for a portion to go throu...
Jump to postThe one A339 stored at BHM will be headed to LAX tomorrow to reenter service. N401DZ as DL9961. Furthermore, N830MH, a B764 in the old configuration, will be headed to ATL on Friday as DL9962. Will be curious to see what they do with that one, as the other 764 that left BHM went to CAN for what I p...
Jump to postI agree. My earlier post was more of an out loud wondering if there will be a wave. The Officer & Director window for retirements/early-outs closed on Friday evening. The rescission period goes into this week, not sure on the exact cut-off, but target departures are 9/1 with some kicking out an...
Jump to postOne separation isn't indicative of a wave. I agree. My earlier post was more of an out loud wondering if there will be a wave. The Officer & Director window for retirements/early-outs closed on Friday evening. The rescission period goes into this week, not sure on the exact cut-off, but target ...
Jump to postThe A330ceo interiors are not that old, in fact the refurb program was completed in 2014/2015, so about 5-6 years and while not suites, are far more comfortable than the legacy 764 and 76W products. Even pre-COVID, there was not much of appetite to launch a cabin refurbish program for the A330ceos, ...
Jump to postRumors per APC about giving Boeing a "heads-up" about an announcement coming by next week. Could be related to any of the following: 1) Lease terminations / parking of the 717 fleet 2) Parking of the 777 fleet 3) Retirement of significant amount of 757/763 aircraft Per the video Ed had sa...
Jump to postGround stops have been purged and some departures from JFK/LGA/EWR are being released. ATC Command Center still formulating full action plan.
Jump to postDelta One in the A359s, A339s, B772s, B77Ls feature the Delta One Suite which offers a 'closed door' experience and is much more private versus the legacy B76W abd B764 Delta One product. From a comfort perspective, they are both lie-flats and offer about the same amount of legroom/width, all seats ...
Jump to postI transferred from LX in T2 to DL in T1 and did not have to leave the secure area. At the end of the main concourse of T2 there is a station which has shuttle service to T1. I followed signs for the shuttle in T2 and then the signs to directing me to my gate in T1. I was able to pass through the She...
Jump to postI believe they think so since the front cabins and Comfort + are relatively full of paying passengers, and every part of Delta needs to be fully revenue generating. Delta has also been the leader among legacy carriers in making changes to the frequent flyer program. But it devalues the loyalty of E...
Jump to postPardon my ignorance, but what is the difference/advantage to Clear vs TSA Pre Check? Clear members skip the ID check step of the TSA screening process, as they are identified at the Clear kiosk by giving their fingerprints or having their Iris' scanned. Once ID'd a Clear agent walks them to the X-r...
Jump to postI know a lot of people are going to say - how heartless of American. Well - unless you're sitting on the other side of the phone - you have no idea how many stories people make up to get what they want. One of the things I do for work is take customer calls. Some are 100% spot-on. Some - not so muc...
Jump to postWhat irritates me the most is that we have enough revenue generation to become debt free very quickly. I feel that all the "shareholders" must have shareholdings in finances as well. It's insane, even at 1.9% interest, to take on debt when you don't have to. This statement shows a serious...
Jump to postWhen I started a new job my travel accounts weren't established and I needed to have a colleague book my travel for me. He put me on LGA-IAD-PIT and PIT-BOS-LGA on a combination UA/US ticket back in 2013!
Jump to postDL's upgauging strategy is likely contributing to the ORD catch up and passing of ATL. Would wager in seats or passenger counts ATL is still ahead of ORD.
Jump to postLooks like they're still running the Sermon South routes, so all of the flights departing NYC for the DC Metros and RDU are capped at 6,000ft (and 250k, obviously). Airlines don't have to accept the routing and altitude/speed cap, but it's one way they can get out sooner. Can you explain what a Ser...
Jump to postBusy day today (7/11) with the aforementioned A321 deliveries, an MD-90 (can't get the ship #) off to parking today, MCI-SBD
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KMCI/KSBD
Going to go with an offbeat pick...the MD-88!
For a domestic flight, not really much of a difference in terms of seating position in F. Only potential issue is if there is a meal being served, the F/As generally go front to back when selecting orders so there is a possibility of your preferred choice running out by the time they get to you. Enj...
Jump to postLCI laconia MVY Martha’s Vineyard ACK nantucket take an uber have lunch in Nantucket LKP lake placid 0B7 Sugarbush. Fly there and go add on a glider category to your newly minted private RKD rockland has a old TWA constellation on the field Or you could land at every single public use airport (all ...
Jump to postSome suggestions:
KBAF: Joint civilian and ANG (F-15s base) with a nice restaurant on the field
KMVY / Katama: The two airports on Martha's Vineyard, both with airport restaurants
KSFM: Gateway to Kennebunkport and Southern Maine, restaurant on the field
Flown AF W a few times on both the A388 and A333, solid product, only caveat is the seat does take a little getting used to in terms of setting an optimal sleeping position. For non SkyTeam elites, the SkyPriority benefit alone is worth it transiting via CDG.
Jump to postDL does BDL-CLE, so it doesn't really surprise me that they'll want to do BNA, at the same time the plane can be rotated in BDL to NYC or MSP. Delta doesn't fly BDL-NYC. Last time they did it was on a 767 routed BDL-JFK-CDG in the 2000's. Believe DL used to run a 1x daily CR2 BDL-JFK to time with t...
Jump to postORD-LGA DL E175: Diverted to PIT due to Mike Pence's plane overrunning Runway 22 at LGA. Crew eventually timed out so we were unable to fly back that evening, ended up getting the last room at the airport Hyatt and flew out the next morning DEN-LGA F9 A320: Diverted to ALB due to insufficient fuel t...
Jump to postHad hot towel service on DL F from JFK-MIA-LGA prior to dinner this past weekend.
Jump to postApologies if this is noted somewhere else, but I had two trips on the DL A319s this weekend and there seems to be quite an issue with the new overhead bins. The bins will not fully open for folks to put in their overheads in the 'bookcase' like manner. Folks were holding down the bin door with one ...
Jump to postApologies if this is noted somewhere else, but I had two trips on the DL A319s this weekend and there seems to be quite an issue with the new overhead bins. The bins will not fully open for folks to put in their overheads in the 'bookcase' like manner. Folks were holding down the bin door with one h...
Jump to postEcho the sentiment of Row 2 vs. 1, flew the 75S up front last year JFK-LAX and had a nice ride in 2A. Only drawback is you will need your seatmate to be accommodating in letting you out to use the lav, should the need arise, as there is no direct aisle access for the A & D seats.
Jump to postIs BDL a large enough airfield to be able to support an A330 should it ever warrant an upguage in equipment for summer months? Yes. BDL used to see quite a few wide bodies on domestic routes when the airlines had them. The airport also has the ability to handle the A380 if need be. Diversions from ...
Jump to postOnly used LCY once on a last minute trip from MAD to London. Out of all the options BA to LCY was actually significantly cheaper versus other itineraries. Cannot beat the time from the plane to the DLR being <10 minutes and the location especially if one is headed to Canary Wharf or other downtown a...
Jump to postDone, one question though, I was a bit unsure of what you meant by 'Personalizing your flight.' I presumed it to mean having a la carte pricing versus all in.
Jump to postThe catchment area of BDL is roughly 2 million people. Looking at the number of people who travelled to Europe in total in 2016 (except for December), there was a total of 12.6 million Americans who travelled to Europe out of roughly 350 million Americans that make up the population, or 3.6% of the...
Jump to postWould only take Mass Transit if traveling light, the NYC Subway is not luggage friendly in the slightest. If that is the case, the transit time is effectively the same to LGA and EWR (~45-50 min) although with LGA you are including a bus, which could be difficult depending on LGA construction induce...
Jump to postAccording to DL's Twitter, problem now appears to be just isolated to JFK Ops.
Jump to postAn IT outage has brought DL flights to a halt this morning. Currently at JFK awaiting boarding to LAX. No timetable as to when the issue will be resolved.
Jump to postInteresting topic, since I live on the East side of Manhattan, not too far from the Midtown Tunnel, I generally prefer LGA and JFK over EWR. Since most of my travel is on the corporate dime, I mostly use Uber or a Taxi to get to the airport. As the subways are not luggage friendly, I usually pony up...
Jump to postNot sure if this is the right thread to pose this question, but figure I'll have the best shot of getting an answer here. Is there a plan to refurbish the CRJ-200's at all? Have been flying on them with some frequency lately out of DTW as a result of the the E145's being retired and they are quite ...
Jump to postNot sure if this is the right thread to pose this question, but figure I'll have the best shot of getting an answer here. Is there a plan to refurbish the CRJ-200's at all? Have been flying on them with some frequency lately out of DTW as a result of the the E145's being retired and they are quite w...
Jump to postAll, Taking a trip to the West Coast in November and cashed in two of my DL Regional Certificates to upgrade to DL One on JFK-LAX and LAX-JFK. The outbound was originally scheduled for a B763, however we've been down-gauged to a B752. I had booked an A seat to be a single window, however with the eq...
Jump to postTook my first ride on a refurbished A319 DTW-LGA in the first row of Y+ and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the refurb. The PSU was quite sharp looking (never thought I would be saying such a thing). Mood lighting and the new bins were welcomed, although the F/As appeared to be newcomers ...
Jump to postForm a DL perspective, a casual search yielded: 1x JFK-ATL (Int'l 763) 1x ATL-JFK (Int'l 763) 2x JFK-SEA (Int'l 752) 2x SEA-JFK (Int'l 752) 1x ATL-LAX (Int'l 763) 1x LAX-ATL (Int'l 763) 1x ATL-SEA (Int'l 763) 1x SEA-ATL (Int'l 763) Good rule of thumb is you're more likely to find widebody/Int'l conf...
Jump to postLast year I flew on a lie-flat B75S from JFK-ATL on the first flight of the day ~6AM departure. Not sure if it was a regularly scheduled occurrence or a one-off. Best bet would be to try and check on the DL hub-hub flights for lie flats. However, there is some probability of an equipment swap, espec...
Jump to postWhile they may look appealing, as a general rule you would want to avoid roads. They may be a nice surface, but they tend to have many obstacles, both moving and stationary, which will ruin your day. V/F If the choice is limited to a what appears to be clear road (like in this video), or open surfa...
Jump to postDL used to regularly send B762s and B763s to BDL for ATL and CVG runs. Nowadays it's hard to get larger than a B757 into BDL unless you have diversions from NYC.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DLPMMM" class="quote" target="_blank">DLPMMM</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>The rules are simple and logical. The passenge...
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