I believe the profit gap may be harder to close than the revenue gap. Both UAL and AAL have much larger debt service obligations than DL.
Jump to postWhy not keep the red dress option? Looks great and seems like it would go with the purple.
Jump to postIt would be a better idea to bring back 757. I have the same exact thoughts, 757Max would be the perfect thing. Dead horse on here I know but I'm with you. I have a lot of time flying both 737 and 757/767 and there's no comparison. The 757 is a beast. Too bad bean counters make most of the big avia...
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/boeing-loses-trade-case-over-bombardier-passenger-jets.html The ITC did the right thing. My faith is restored. BBC says the decision was 4-0 against Boeing. Unanimous. A finding, as is the right conclusion, of no injury. I'm with you, my faith is restored as well. I ...
Jump to postThey bet the farm that the 737 could be made into a good 757 replacement. Airlines tried it and it just isn’t doing the job they had hoped in many cases. They have a huge hole in the large narrow body segment. I worry that BA is putting far too much emphasis on the present day bottom line and it’s s...
Jump to postThis has probably been discussed and I missed it but what’s the latest on how long is the 757 scheduled to be with Delta? Also I know Fedex and others have installed a cockpit flat panel upgrade on the 757/767. Has Delta considered that? Thanks.
Jump to postThe short domestic hops are for crew training.[/quote] I get that but DL didn't know that ahead of time? So now, they take a scheduled 350, the new flagship of the fleet, off of the ICN route and replace it with the antiquated 747? Sounds like piss poor planning to me.[/quote] Sounds like amazing fl...
Jump to postI would be amazed if any US legacy carrier placed an order at the Dubai Airshow.
Jump to postMy question still is, if Boeing can sell 73N's to United at less than BBD is selling a much smaller aircraft to Delta, how can there be a problem? Competition evidently is not allowed when you're offering a smaller aircraft and aren't allowed to get close to the price being offered by a competitor ...
Jump to postMy question still is, if Boeing can sell 73N's to United at less than BBD is selling a much smaller aircraft to Delta, how can there be a problem? Competition evidently is not allowed when you're offering a smaller aircraft and aren't allowed to get close to the price being offered by a competitor o...
Jump to postI can tell you as a resident of the UK that it's big bad Boeing/the USA who has been getting a trashing over here about all of this. I imagine there will be some warplane cancellations but that's about it. It's not like the government can instruct BA not to buy Boeing next time to teach them a less...
Jump to postWhat’s the next step? WTC?, Courts? Too bad Boeing didn’t decide to compete with a better product instead of abdicating the category then using the Trump administration to try and kill what appears to be a great aircraft from one of our historically best friends. Boeing has seemed like a rudderless ...
Jump to postwashingtonflyer wrote:Duties go to the U.S. government, not to the petitioner. Its been that way since the Byrd Amendment was repealed.
They forgot to mention they didn't want to have to compete with Delta having the CSeries. It opens up a lot of possible new routes. I'm not sure DL is going to be doing anything unique with these airplanes. As they explained at investor event only last month, primary mission for the plane at DL wil...
Jump to postAt today's American Airlines media event, AA said they see Boeing/Bombardier ruling a "good thing", in the sense that US gov't is looking hard at foreign competition. https://twitter.com/e_russell/status/913449424956862465 They forgot to mention they didn't want to have to compete with De...
Jump to postDumping laws don't require that a competing product be offered. It is about selling well below marginal cost. Yes, but isn't there a domestic industry requirement? Meaning that with no competing Boeing product, any harm to domestic industry becomes much more speculative? Yes, that is a question for...
Jump to postDemonstrably false. And Delta's own words prove it. Where? Delta claimed Boeing was not part of the RFP because they lacked a product Delta was looking for. My personal opinion is Delta will go ahead with this deal one way or another and make it work. They are very excited about acquiring the aircr...
Jump to postAnd what is the scope of the investigation - 100 to 150 seat aircraft. You just conceded overlap. A handy scope for Boeing - yet completely irrelevant to airline operations. Yes, but its the domestic industry that defines the scope. You're also forgetting that the scope involved a range limitation ...
Jump to postCan't imagine Delta ordering a Boeing product in the near future after this. Great news for Airbus. If they invested more in engineers (recently laid off 100) maybe they would have a product that could have competed with the C series. Instead they have a tired apollo era 737 stretched to insanity. S...
Jump to postIt's been covered before but Boeing does not offer a competing product to the 105 seat C Series. It'll be interesting if Boeing wins this if Delta ever places a Boeing order in the future. They do seem to have a very long memory. Supposedly there's a new narrow body order in the works for this Fall.
Jump to postI'd like to add something. Seven years ago, when the 400+ pilots went on strike, there were very few airline pilot jobs to be had. They risked a lot. In today's environment, not only are all airlines hiring, but most have better pay too. Ten-year NK captains ($160/hr) won't become ten-year Delta ca...
Jump to post"My airline only exists because of the billions my LNG rich little splinter of a country pumps in to it. Profits? Ha! We don't need that. Your flight attendants are old."
Jump to posthttp://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0SO8wGEIR9ZWQgAZUxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyY2VicHNmBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjM5MTBfMQRzZWMDc2M-/RV=2/RE=1495241221/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bizjournals.com%2fseattle%2fnews%2f2017%2f05%2f19%2fdelta-eyes-big-late-summer-order-analysts-dont.html/RK=1/RS=A_I3OYqe0MFwLheuM...
Jump to postjbs2886 wrote:ehaase wrote:I guess this means the rumor of an RFP later this summer for 75 more aircraft is without merit.
No - the RFP is for new gen aircraft (MAX/neo) apparently. I don't think this impacts that at all.
Where do they propose to get the pilots for this expansion when they pay so much lower than standard and pilots that do accept jobs there take the chance on possibly being blackballed by the rest of the industry?
Jump to postNice that someone had the cajones to step in before these two morons really hurt each other.
Jump to postThe point that Boeing is missing is the C series was by far the most capable aircraft in the category. Boeing doesn't even sell anything comparable to the size of CS 100. Also, new 73NGs, while great, use 70s and 80s technology in the name of keeping the same type rating for a few customers. For a ...
Jump to postThe point that Boeing is missing is the C series was by far the most capable aircraft in the category. Boeing doesn't even sell anything comparable to the size of CS 100. Also, new 73NGs, while great, use 70s and 80s technology in the name of keeping the same type rating for a few customers.
Jump to postIt took 17 posts but somebody finally got around to relevant U.S. law. One can have no expectation of privacy (denying photos, for example) in a public place - places like public toilets excepted. The passenger can't shove the pilot but the pilot can't knock the phone out of the passenger's hand, e...
Jump to postSeems strange. Would this not have the effect of killing US travel to the EU for the summer? That's a crap load of tourism dollars. The EU seems to be cutting off its own nose.
Jump to postThis thread is a bunch of BS. Delta is under no obligation to help an airline that hasn't properly prepared to have spare parts available for its operation. If a DL 777 diverted to SEA and that part wasn't available because it was on an Emirates airplane then there definitely would have been a probl...
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/deltal1011man" class="quote" target="_blank">deltal1011man</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>In a world where the governmen...
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/bobnwa" class="quote" target="_blank">bobnwa</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>The profit sharing should should be excellen...
Jump to postSWAPA has been far more than patient in my opinion with an intransigent management. How long has the contract been amenable?
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/mayor" class="quote" target="_blank">mayor</a> (<a href="#85" class="quote">Reply 85</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Ha, I know it's not...
Jump to postMaybe we should re-title this thread Delta Unity. All members of the team are equally important in making this well oiled machine run. I actually wouldn't put it past the anti union company negotiators to plant a guy on here to sow disunity prior to company negotiations with ALPA. I'm proud of the a...
Jump to postDL should add SAN-LAS as well. Heavily served but often packed to the gills.
Jump to postThe whole thing is kinda stupid. Multiple airlines already fly <acronym title="Tokyo - Haneda International (HND / RJTT), Japan">HND</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> and the dot gives <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acro...
Jump to postWasn't it AA that complained about DL not operating operating daily in the off season and lobbying the DOT for DLs slots in the first place?
Jump to postThe majors are seeing the writing on the wall. Their reliance on regional lift is crumbling with the pilot shortage and they're trying to bring the flying back to mainline. Delta has done it with the 717 and tried to bring E-195s onto property with the recent failed pilot <acronym title="Taca (El Sa...
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/jetlanta" class="quote" target="_blank">jetlanta</a> (<a href="#97" class="quote">Reply 97</a>):<br/><i>BTW...there really is no ill will. The f...
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Jump to postHaving seen the flights I don't think that was the case. Either way what a bonus for the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> frontline employee. More <acronym title="Bearskin Airlines (Canada)">JV</acronym> flying for other carriers. There wasn't a shred of marketing for <acronym tit...
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/jetlanta" class="quote" target="_blank">jetlanta</a> (<a href="#98" class="quote">Reply 98</a>):<br/><i>I'm sorry that we don't get the same in-...
Jump to postCongrats to AS from a DL guy. Great employees and a great airline. Maybe the competition is making us both better. I smell a AS/B6 merger. (tic)
Jump to postI have a feeling Southwest has their eye on Central America. Alaska may be trying to get a jump on them. <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> seems to be doing really well with <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-Central America so...
Jump to postIn the US there are at least 2 people in the cockpit at all times. FA if one of the pilots uses the lav. Not sure why that wouldn't be universal world wide in this day and age.
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/caleb1" class="quote" target="_blank">caleb1</a> (<a href="#68" class="quote">Reply 68</a>):<br/><i>Very, Very, Very well said!! I could not agr...
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/FirstClass" class="quote" target="_blank">FirstClass</a> (<a href="#56" class="quote">Reply 56</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> You say t...
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