Is there strong correlation between which 763s will get the 76k mod vs which 763s have GE engines? The 763’s with GE power are newer than the PW powered tails. That’s probably the only correlation. The one remaining caveat is ship 1521 which was originally built for CO and later ended up at DL. It’...
Jump to postIs there strong correlation between which 763s will get the 76k mod vs which 763s have GE engines? The 763’s with GE power are newer than the PW powered tails. That’s probably the only correlation. The one remaining caveat is ship 1521 which was originally built for CO and later ended up at DL. It’...
Jump to postOh, I promise you, it wasn't perfectly good. By that point, it was getting crushed by AA. Indeed they were getting crushed at DFW, and AA was getting crushed at BNA/RDU by DL’s ATL hub. The rumor at the time was that AA and DL agreed to pull down their respective small hubs to allow the mega hubs t...
Jump to postI suspect Delta has made a long term strategic goal of building a full hub in AUS, to compete with AA in DFW and UA in IAH, as well as WN in LUV and HOU. Even as DL dismantled a perfectly good hub at DFW not really all that long ago... Hindsight is always 20/20. Oh, I promise you, it wasn't perfect...
Jump to postI was recently on a “weight-optimized” Delta A321ceo ATL-LAX where no carry ons could be checked. Felt bad watching the poor flight attendants trying to play Tetris to get everything to fit in the cabin. This is disturbing. It means the weight of carry-ons doesn’t have to be acknowledged unless che...
Jump to postPSU.DTW.SCE wrote:The only performance issue on the 321CEO is the way too small overhead bins on the first half of the deliveries
MIflyer12 wrote:gatibosgru wrote:Is it really an “issue” though?
DL knew what they bought. They have 739s and 757s with range, and MAX10s and 321neos coming to cover 757 retirements and growth.
Delta modified 22 of the airplanes to -213s, which have a weight penalty. -213 is just a designation of engine variant, so any change between -211 and -213 shouldn't have any effect on range. Maybe the -5B2 engine is a few pounds heavier but not enough to make a meaningful range difference. I suspe...
Jump to postSXDFC wrote:Pardon the ignorance, is that the engine model for the older (early 90s) A320s?
Do you happen to know the delivery schedule for those? I'm pretty sure they start in the late spring but wondering when they will be complete. I’m not sure what the delivery schedule is. I’ve only heard rumors they’ll begin arriving in Q2 2024. Thanks. That's my understanding, but what I can't figu...
Jump to postChecking Flight Aware for DL traffic between the Mainland & HNL, the B75H seems to have been replaced by the A321N. I wonder if these B75Hs will be converted back to a North American domestic configuration? The 75H is already in the domestic configuration with a capacity of 199. The only differ...
Jump to postChecking Flight Aware for DL traffic between the Mainland & HNL, the B75H seems to have been replaced by the A321N. I wonder if these B75Hs will be converted back to a North American domestic configuration? The 75H is already in the domestic configuration with a capacity of 199. The only differ...
Jump to postChecking Flight Aware for DL traffic between the Mainland & HNL, the B75H seems to have been replaced by the A321N. I wonder if these B75Hs will be converted back to a North American domestic configuration? The 75H is already in the domestic configuration with a capacity of 199. The only differ...
Jump to postExcept they will actually upgrade the PTVs He's a very knowledgeable poster but probably not an insider. It's been discussed on here that DL will begin converting the 75S to the 75D layout either late this year or early next -- it's quite possible the OP had a brain fart and was thinking of that wh...
Jump to postIt’s normal for airlines to take a wait and see approach with tropical cyclones. The storm isn’t forecast to be in SoCal until late Sunday to early Monday. That’s an eternity for tropical cyclone forecasting. The storm could easily weaken enough that flight operations can continue like any other gus...
Jump to postWell Paris had lots of big orders…. Completely absent was DL ? It appeared a few weeks back the A350 order was almost certain… Delta rarely announces orders at airshows. There will be an announcement when Delta, the airframe manufacturer, and the engine supplier all come to a mutual agreement and a...
Jump to postThe thing people need to remember with the 777 is that it was a small fleet with two different engines (ER and LR) neither of which TechOps did overhauls on (compared to XWB which they do). Also with 288 seats and 9 abreast in economy, you’re running an expensive plane not to its full capacity. Mea...
Jump to postHad DL been pulled all the way forward (centerline or not) so that their nose gear was at least on the nose gear pad, the UA aircraft would have had enough room to taxi by no issues. DL is clearly 45' or so short. At which point once on J5, DL would have been considered a fixed object (not moving) ...
Jump to postDo we know that? Was UA on centerline and the Delta 321 perhaps was not up as far as it should have been? Based on the video the 321 was stopped well short of the two main gear markers and well short of the front gear markers along runway 14, that says to me the 321 was not up as far as they should...
Jump to postAnd the UA crew has some explaining to do..That said it seems to be more of this happening. Do we know that? Was UA on centerline and the Delta 321 perhaps was not up as far as it should have been? Based on the video the 321 was stopped well short of the two main gear markers and well short of the ...
Jump to postDoes this means there will be more exits to ground transportation and baggage claim on the west side of the security checkpoint? Currently there is a big wall there, so when walking out of terminal three you must walk some way toward terminal two, pass the Skyclub, and then exit through a very smal...
Jump to postDoes this means there will be more exits to ground transportation and baggage claim on the west side of the security checkpoint? Currently there is a big wall there, so when walking out of terminal three you must walk some way toward terminal two, pass the Skyclub, and then exit through a very smal...
Jump to postInteresting. If correct, that’s not a lot of fleet growth if you add no 359s until 2024 - depending on how you define “a lot”. Or, maybe that’s all the wide bodies they need this year. They are still trying to digest the LATAM A359’s. While those frames have technically all been “delivered,” there ...
Jump to postLooking back through the thread, DL’s next 359 delivery is 2024? What about the next 339? I visited Toulouse a couple of weeks ago and saw a number of DL A339s in various stages of production. 2031 N422DZ delivered 12-May-23 2032 N423DX due May-23 2034 N424DX due Jun-23 2037 N425DX due Jul-23 2045 ...
Jump to postThe next year or two will show DL's commitments to a harmonized fleet and consistent customer experience. I am not hopeful. There was a rumor floating around that the MAX10 order also included a provision for Boeing to reconfigure the 73J/R cabins to Delta standard. I’m not sure if that rumor ever ...
Jump to postWith industry consolidation, AA/DL/UA/WN are each too big to be allowed to strike. Clinton used Presidential emergency authority to stop an AA strike in 1997 - but not on the smaller NW in 1998. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/02/15/clinton-intervenes-to-halt-airline-strike/2bb...
Jump to postWith industry consolidation, AA/DL/UA/WN are each too big to be allowed to strike. Clinton used Presidential emergency authority to stop an AA strike in 1997 - but not on the smaller NW in 1998. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/02/15/clinton-intervenes-to-halt-airline-strike/2bb...
Jump to postInteresting that this aircraft was delivered new to Pan Am. I never knew PA had a business jet operation until now.
Kudos to the crew!
Like others have said, I think it comes down to MRO for the LEAP engines. In the previous negotiations we were internally told CFM would only grant us approval to disassemble and assemble the motors. ALL parts needing repair would have to go to CFM (GE) for the repair work. This is not acceptable t...
Jump to postJohanTally wrote:Are the DL 321NEOs being delivered with auxillary fuel tanks unlike their CEOs?
Why would they be missing C+? There's nothing special about those seats, they are just Y seats spaced farther apart. The bigger concern would be getting first class added to these aircraft, and I can't see DL operating them without it. I could see them possibly go without AVOD depending on lead tim...
Jump to postCan anyone with expertise provide information on what seats/AVOD/etc. are actually interchangeable between the A350 and 777? There are a lot of assumptions on this thread of just using the old 777 stuff on the A350 and my educated guess is the stuff is not fungible - things are never that easy. It’...
Jump to postPretty surprising news for an airline as focused on product consistency as DL is. These J seats are about 2 generations behind their latest product. I wonder if the fuel price environment is causing DL to cut back on capex costs. They were already supplier issues pre-covid with the Thomson seats, a...
Jump to postOne can imagine the 350 tefurb timeline will be determined by longhaul demand. That.....and lead-time for seats & interior fittings. The new deliveries were already factored into the supplier / vendors, but lead times to get new seats is likely 2-3 years out anyways. Not surprised they are goin...
Jump to postThere's the door, do not let it hit your azz on the way out... Guys are making almost $400K a year only working 79 hrs a month and openly bragging how some of their OT checks are $100K plus. People compalining no matter how well they have it. 79 hours of pay per month…. for about 400 hours away fro...
Jump to postDelta and ALPA are in the middle of contract negotiations. Nothing to see here.
Jump to postI fly in/out of DCA several times a month. I’ve had ground stops for VIP traffic and a short holding pattern, this seemed different. I also think the flight crew got caught flying the route low on fuel. As you can see from the Flight Aware data we didn’t circle long. The pilot came on the PA and sa...
Jump to postNow...for all the sanctimony...is he an alcoholic who could function highly-enough to generally not be caught at a slightly-lower BAC and therefore can be presumed to have done this before? Did he go to the bar, down 8 shots of tequila in succession and head for the airport? OR, was this a one-off,...
Jump to postHave any 717s been parted out, or could they go all the way back up to 91 frames if they wanted to? Someone else will have to verify, but I believe ships 9587 - 9589 were parted out or are planned to be parted out. These ships were purchased from Blue 1 and had registration numbers N987DN - N989DN....
Jump to post9564 N935AT B712 showing a ferry flight out of storage for Tues 2/22 SBD-MSP; this will be the 59th frame in/returned to service. Supposed to go up to a near-term fleet size of 64 for Summer 2022. Have any 717s been parted out, or could they go all the way back up to 91 frames if they wanted to? So...
Jump to postYes, true, but BOS-SEA is an all day flight with an extended layover in SEA and both BOS-SEA-KOA and BOS-LAX-KOA have uninspiring premium cabin options for the same price (or are more expensive) than a B6 mint/HA business option. My point on the announcement was more about the quality of the new se...
Jump to postAh, I see the Gremlin is back to revive a months’ old topic. In fairness, the Gremlin is correct that automation is very effective, and further advances will only improve flight safety. Aside from that, the Gremlin only knows what his friend that is a station manager tells him, or what they read in ...
Jump to postI know they are technically uncontrolled airports but there is a remote control tower program based at KFML that now provides remote tower coverage with radar and cameras based at other mountain airports to prevent incidents like this one. It states HDN is one of the airports that has remote tower ...
Jump to postCan someone please give a more specific source of where this has been announced or at least communicated because what we have posted above came out in the 10-k dated yesterday. There has not been anything tangible that has even mentioned definitively going beyond the dates in the 10-k Everything ha...
Jump to postRegarding the 35K rumors, just to pile-on what a couple of others said......but when DL announced the 744 retirement and 359 as the defacto frame/capacity replacement, they said that having a 400-seat airplane was difficult in their network. Even with only 16 frames, it was challenging to find enou...
Jump to postMIflyer12 wrote:Delta has shown those assumed LATAM orders as A350-900s in its purchase commitments in SEC filings.
What could DL do with just two 35Ks... and if it wanted a bunch, wouldn't it have ordered them already? I'm not sure 'Bigger is better!' is financially viable in intercon travel for the next few years, not for carriers running 4+ intercon hubs. Aren’t some of the LATAM orders that Delta assumed for...
Jump to postThe barrier to entry is the cost of flight training. The easiest way to attract pilots is for the network carriers to launch ab initio programs similar to some of the carriers in Europe. Using AA as an example: - High school student recruited - After completing high school, student attends AA spons...
Jump to postThe barrier to entry is the cost of flight training. The easiest way to attract pilots is for the network carriers to launch ab initio programs similar to some of the carriers in Europe. Using AA as an example: - High school student recruited - After completing high school, student attends AA sponso...
Jump to postOne would hope that on the next iteration of airplanes that they might design in some features to make this harder to do even if no was meant to, as it did happen. Why? Can’t automate you way out of everything. At some point pilots have to just trust and verify and fly the airplane….. It’s not rock...
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