Delta and Northwest
Patriot
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I don't know about other positions, but with pilots the hiring target has been increased to 305 for the rest of the 2010. We have 37000 applications from pilots with total time over 7000/2500tPIC hours.
Patriot
ALPA Member
I think the merger overall went through very well. I am very impressed with how smooth the changes took place comparing to a lot of examples in history.
ExNWA pilots I had a chance to work with so far are great. Their flight attendants, ramp and CS agents are a little colder then their counterparts at DAL south, just because they have been lied to so much more and they see more value in the union representation.
It's been a hard summer with a lot of crossfleeting, but looks like we pulled it through
Messed up MiG-31's travel plans a couple of times, but pulled it through
FA's vote is on Sept. 29th, the results should be out by the 3rd of Nov.
ExNWA pilots I had a chance to work with so far are great. Their flight attendants, ramp and CS agents are a little colder then their counterparts at DAL south, just because they have been lied to so much more and they see more value in the union representation.
It's been a hard summer with a lot of crossfleeting, but looks like we pulled it through
Messed up MiG-31's travel plans a couple of times, but pulled it through FA's vote is on Sept. 29th, the results should be out by the 3rd of Nov.
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Последнее редактирование:
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DELTA AND VIRGIN ATLANTIC TO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2bkyldNXYc
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Ask Your Delta Pilot - http://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=619406181411901
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Летучий галландец
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...place-ipad-flight-bags-with-microsoft-surface
I am curious about the Surface choice considering earlier evaluation programs.
I am curious about the Surface choice considering earlier evaluation programs.
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Delta: Final DC-9 flight will be Jan. 6
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY 3:28 p.m. EST December 27, 2013
Delta Air Lines' last DC-9 flight will come Jan. 6, the carrier announced this week.
That flight will depart Minneapolis/St. Paul at 4:20 p.m. on Jan. 6 before arriving in Atlanta a little before 7 p.m.
To acknowledge the DC-9's retirement, the last flight has been tagged DL2014 – noting the final year of service for the aircraft. The preceding flight on that aircraft – operating from Detroit to Minneapolis/St. Paul – will be flight DL1965, with that number denoting the aircraft's initial year of service.
Delta says it will be the last scheduled commercial flight of the DC-9 by a major U.S. airline.
"The DC-9 has been a workhorse in our domestic fleet while providing a reliable customer experience," Nat Pieper, Delta's VP – Fleet Strategy, says in a statement. "The aircraft's retirement paves the way for newer, more efficient aircraft."
Delta was the launch customer for the original 65-seat version of the DC-9 in 1965, when the airline began to replace propeller aircraft on its high-frequency, short-haul domestic routes. DC-9s had exited Delta's fleet by 1993, but returned as Delta inherited the DC-9s in Northwest's fleet when those carriers merged in 2008. Northwest's DC-9s come from that airline's acquisition of Republic Airlines in 1986.
Delta says it has flown a total of 305 DC-9s since 1965.
In announcing the retirement of its last DC-9 jets, Delta notes it has removed or retired more than 350 aircraft from its fleet since 2008. Among the aircraft being phased out of Delta's fleet: 50-seat CRJ-200s; Saab 340s and – now – the DC-9s.
Delta says it has replaced much of the flying on those aircraft types by "adding economically efficient, proven-technology aircraft such as the Boeing 777-200LR; two-class, 65 and 76-seat regional jets and variants of the 737 and 717, largely on a capacity-neutral basis."
Delta also has an order for 30 Airbus A321 jets, which are scheduled to begin arriving at the airline in 2016.
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Delta CEO Richard Anderson Links Gulf Airlines Like Emirates And Etihad To 9/11 Attacks
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson appeared on CNN Monday, linking Persian Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. CNN
Update 4:45 p.m. EST: Delta Air Lines responded to International Business Times's request for clarification after this story had been published. Spokeswoman Betsy Talton said this in a statement emailed to IBT:
“The point Richard was making is this: Emirates, Qatar and Etihad have long tried to defend their government bankrolls by characterizing the 9/11 payments and Chapter 11 bankruptcy as subsidies. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The first was a modest one-time payment to U.S. airlines in the aftermath of the U.S. airspace closure after 9/11. That shutdown and its aftermath resulted in the loss of tens of thousands airline jobs and billions of dollars in debt and equity for investors. Ch. 11 is a completely transparent process that involves no government funding.
The Middle East carriers, meanwhile, capitalized on that difficult time in the industry's history to begin in earnest an unfettered expansion that was largely paid for with subsidies from their governments.”
Original story:
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson made waves during an on-air interview Monday with CNN journalist Richard Quest when he linked rival Persian Gulf-region airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Anderson appeared on “Quest Means Business” to discuss the unfair advantages -- as perceived by U.S. airlines -- Gulf carriers possess by way of alleged government assistance and subsidies.
When asked whether Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections for American carriers also could be considered government assistance, Anderson responded, “It’s a great irony to have the UAE from the Arabian Peninsula talk about that, given the fact that our industry was really shocked by the terrorism of 9/11, which came from terrorists from the Arabian Peninsula.”
Delta, the world’s second largest airline by passengers carried, did not immediately respond to a request by International Business Times to clarify Anderson’s comments.
The full exchange is below:
Richard Quest: To the allegation that, well, you restructured under Chapter 11. The U.S. fleet certainly gains benefits from the civil defense fleet. American has just restructured. The argument is that you, in your own ways, have had your hand in the bailout trough.
Richard Anderson: That is categorically false. And it’s a great irony to have the UAE from the Arabian Peninsula talk about that, given the fact that our industry was really shocked by the terrorism of 9/11, which came from terrorists from the Arabian Peninsula. That caused us to go through a massive restructuring. And in the United States our restructuring process is transparent and there is no government subsidy. And in fact there were billions of dollars of equity and unsecured debt that were wiped out through that process.
Anderson’s inflammatory remarks come at a time when American air carriers are waging a campaign to get the government to roll back some provisions of the “open skies” agreements the U.S. has with countries like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. These treaties allow airlines to operate in each other’s countries without restriction.
Persian Gulf carriers have expanded significantly in the American market in recent years, gobbling up revenue that once would have belonged to legacy carriers like American, Delta and United. A recent report circulated to the White House by the three U.S. airlines indicated that their share of bookings from the U.S. to destinations in South and Southeast Asia dropped by five percentage points to 34 percent since 2008, while combined bookings on Emirates, Qatar and Etihad for the same routes soared to 40 percent in 2014, up from 12 percent in 2008.
Such numbers certainly have U.S. carriers running scared. But analysts say that despite these circumstances, Anderson’s remarks were inappropriate and inaccurate.
“Mr. Anderson’s comments are simply unacceptable and are beneath him. The Gulf carriers played no role in 9/11. It’s a completely inappropriate analogy to make,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group who has known Anderson since both worked for Continental Airlines in the 1980s. “I was stunned because he’s typically a very careful and thoughtful communicator. It’s completely out of character for him.”
Fifteen of the Sept. 11 hijackers were, in fact, from Saudi Arabia -- whose state-owned airline, if one wants to extend Anderson's analogy, is not a threat to U.S. carriers. American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines have all filed for bankruptcy in the last 13 years.
After the interview with Anderson, Quest publicly invited the CEOs of Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways to appear on his show in response to the contentious comments. Executives from the Gulf airlines have addressed allegations of government assistance in the past. Most recently, Emirates CEO Tim Clark told UAE newspaper the National that his airline has never received financial subsidies or bailouts.
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson appeared on CNN Monday, linking Persian Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. CNN
Update 4:45 p.m. EST: Delta Air Lines responded to International Business Times's request for clarification after this story had been published. Spokeswoman Betsy Talton said this in a statement emailed to IBT:
“The point Richard was making is this: Emirates, Qatar and Etihad have long tried to defend their government bankrolls by characterizing the 9/11 payments and Chapter 11 bankruptcy as subsidies. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The first was a modest one-time payment to U.S. airlines in the aftermath of the U.S. airspace closure after 9/11. That shutdown and its aftermath resulted in the loss of tens of thousands airline jobs and billions of dollars in debt and equity for investors. Ch. 11 is a completely transparent process that involves no government funding.
The Middle East carriers, meanwhile, capitalized on that difficult time in the industry's history to begin in earnest an unfettered expansion that was largely paid for with subsidies from their governments.”
Original story:
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson made waves during an on-air interview Monday with CNN journalist Richard Quest when he linked rival Persian Gulf-region airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Anderson appeared on “Quest Means Business” to discuss the unfair advantages -- as perceived by U.S. airlines -- Gulf carriers possess by way of alleged government assistance and subsidies.
When asked whether Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections for American carriers also could be considered government assistance, Anderson responded, “It’s a great irony to have the UAE from the Arabian Peninsula talk about that, given the fact that our industry was really shocked by the terrorism of 9/11, which came from terrorists from the Arabian Peninsula.”
Delta, the world’s second largest airline by passengers carried, did not immediately respond to a request by International Business Times to clarify Anderson’s comments.
The full exchange is below:
Richard Quest: To the allegation that, well, you restructured under Chapter 11. The U.S. fleet certainly gains benefits from the civil defense fleet. American has just restructured. The argument is that you, in your own ways, have had your hand in the bailout trough.
Richard Anderson: That is categorically false. And it’s a great irony to have the UAE from the Arabian Peninsula talk about that, given the fact that our industry was really shocked by the terrorism of 9/11, which came from terrorists from the Arabian Peninsula. That caused us to go through a massive restructuring. And in the United States our restructuring process is transparent and there is no government subsidy. And in fact there were billions of dollars of equity and unsecured debt that were wiped out through that process.
Anderson’s inflammatory remarks come at a time when American air carriers are waging a campaign to get the government to roll back some provisions of the “open skies” agreements the U.S. has with countries like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. These treaties allow airlines to operate in each other’s countries without restriction.
Persian Gulf carriers have expanded significantly in the American market in recent years, gobbling up revenue that once would have belonged to legacy carriers like American, Delta and United. A recent report circulated to the White House by the three U.S. airlines indicated that their share of bookings from the U.S. to destinations in South and Southeast Asia dropped by five percentage points to 34 percent since 2008, while combined bookings on Emirates, Qatar and Etihad for the same routes soared to 40 percent in 2014, up from 12 percent in 2008.
Such numbers certainly have U.S. carriers running scared. But analysts say that despite these circumstances, Anderson’s remarks were inappropriate and inaccurate.
“Mr. Anderson’s comments are simply unacceptable and are beneath him. The Gulf carriers played no role in 9/11. It’s a completely inappropriate analogy to make,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group who has known Anderson since both worked for Continental Airlines in the 1980s. “I was stunned because he’s typically a very careful and thoughtful communicator. It’s completely out of character for him.”
Fifteen of the Sept. 11 hijackers were, in fact, from Saudi Arabia -- whose state-owned airline, if one wants to extend Anderson's analogy, is not a threat to U.S. carriers. American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines have all filed for bankruptcy in the last 13 years.
After the interview with Anderson, Quest publicly invited the CEOs of Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways to appear on his show in response to the contentious comments. Executives from the Gulf airlines have addressed allegations of government assistance in the past. Most recently, Emirates CEO Tim Clark told UAE newspaper the National that his airline has never received financial subsidies or bailouts.