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Posted onPost created on
April 19 2008 08:34 ET by Andrew Howorth
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Hey out there! I was just wondering if the Northwest flights will be added to our availability as well as the aircraft if the Northwest and Delta merger is approved? Northwest does fly the 747 and they have several routes to Asia. Any thoughts?
Andrew HoworthCaptain, MD-88
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DVA4890
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April 19 2008 08:39 ET by Mark Fetters
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nope not if it goes through 100% because than there will be no more north west but in terms yes we will have there flights
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DVA5279
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April 19 2008 22:21 ET by Kris Goodrich
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I think that means, in other words, any current routes that Delta (including Northwest) flies will be available. Hopefully this will also include the NW scheduled cargo service. I guess that means Delta Cargo 747's?
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April 20 2008 00:37 ET by Jose Gutierrez
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That would be nice for delta to have 747s again but they might just send them to the desert to be scrapped or sold to another airline
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DVA5204
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April 20 2008 00:43 ET by Nathan Harwood
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You never know, but NW Cargo & their 747-200's are profitable from what I understand so I doubt they'll get junked, and NW's 747-400's are way to new to get scrapped or sold if you ask me. A major point of the merger is to increase the international coverage for a larger Delta. I wouldn't think the international fleet would get minimized at all in a combined Delta / NWA just optimized. What is more likely to get scrapped / combined is the domestic fleet where route duplication exists. Just my .02 cents.
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DVA5416
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April 20 2008 11:02 ET by Andrew Howorth
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Well, I know Northwest runs direct from Detroit to Manila in the Philippines. That is a LONG-HAUL! I mean from LA to Manila is long, I mean it's all great circle route but still!
Andrew HoworthCaptain, MD-88
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DVA4241
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April 24 2008 07:51 ET by Chad Rhinehart
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And NW has 10 times better coverage in Canada than DL does. WWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOO.
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April 24 2008 11:33 ET by David Thomas
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The one thing this proposed merger has going for it that the one for USAIR and United didn't, is the fact that Northwest and Delta do not " over lap" routes much at all. Delta being very strong in the EAST and South and Northwest being strong in the mid-west, northwest (who figure?) and international to Asia. Northwest west is only one of two (United being the 2nd) American airlines that is allowed to fly into Japan and then carry passengers on from there into other Asian destinations. Win/Win for everyone and that is probably why it willl not have the "Anti trust" issues USAIR and United had.
BTW, don't we already have a lot of NWA flights and aircraft available to fly now? Also NWA does not fly direct to Manila from DTW but stops in Nagoya Japan, for fuel etc and then on to Manila. Been there, done that RW a few times.
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DVA5416
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April 25 2008 09:58 ET by Andrew Howorth
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Well sheeesh I mean even Philippine Airlines has to stop in Hawaii sometimes ;-) You get the drift! :-)
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DVA917
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April 29 2008 19:19 ET by Glenn Blanco
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Wow Andrew, you know Manila too well. Are you from there or something? Philippine Airline flies non-stop Vancouver - Manila as well but they go through the pole so it isn't a really long flight...something around 12-13 hours only
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DVA5416
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April 30 2008 19:16 ET by Andrew Howorth
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Just been there a few times. It's a good thing they feed you often on that flight!
Andrew HoworthCaptain, MD-88
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April 30 2008 22:54 ET by Liam Tuohy
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That is a good question. I hope that we get to fly the B747 in Delta's routes.
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DVA917
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May 01 2008 04:12 ET by Glenn Blanco
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IDK... we might...or Delta might change the 747 routes to the more fuel efficient T7
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