Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Better times for Delta ahead !

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Better times for Delta ahead !

DVA2945
Captain, B737-800

Joined on March 03 2006

CM Spain

70 legs, 100.7 hours
12 legs, 14.6 hours online
64 legs, 94.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 20 2006 02:34 ET by Carlos Gonzalez

"Delta has unveiled its plan to exit Chapter 11 in the spring of 2007 as a strong, independent, stand alone carrier. In support of our goal, Delta's Board of Directors has rejected US Airways' takeover bid. We have no doubt that Delta's stand alone Plan of Reorganization is intended to enable us to emerge as a fundamentally new and different airline that will be a strong global carrier with a profitable, long-term future. Delta's stand alone plan will help:

-Keep airfares more competitive in more worldwide markets
-Keep the convenience and choice of our extensive U.S. domestic and international route systems
-Enhance the value and reach of your Delta SkyMiles® and partner airlines opportunities
-Protect the high level of customer service you deserve and have come to expect
-Deliver greater operational reliability and on-time performance"

Part of the Skymiles member newsletter

Carlos Gonzalez

Captain, B737-800

DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club

"Small planes don't make small brains"
Western Europe

277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs, 397.0 hours online
244 legs, 456.2 hours ACARS
39 legs, 80.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 24 2006 10:07 ET by Mark Salter

Ya lets hope. Good business doesn't always last forever.

Mark Salter

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA071
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on July 03 2001
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club

Weston, MA USA

375 legs, 1,827.1 hours
310 legs, 1,535.6 hours online
159 legs, 991.1 hours ACARS
2 legs, 14.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 24 2006 18:38 ET by Geoffrey Smith

What I found most interesting was the leasing of 13 "long range 757s." From the Transformation report, at http://www.delta.com/about_delta/deltas_transformation/index.jsp :
"In 2007, we will continue our aggressive international expansion with the addition of dozens more international routes, including a return to the heart of Asia in June with nonstop flights between Atlanta and Seoul-Incheon. Future growth will be enabled by the continued conversion of wide-body aircraft flying in the domestic system to international service and the planned addition of 13 additional Boeing 757 long-range aircraft capable of flying across the Atlantic and to Hawaii."
The report continues later:
"We will bolster our internationally-capable mainline fleet with ten additional 757 aircraft, for delivery between July 2007 and November 2007. We have also received court approval to enter into leases for three additional 757s. If leases are entered into, we expect to take delivery of these aircraft in early 2008."

DVA3609
Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on September 27 2006

"Go Guard AVIATION"
Northeastern United States

60 legs, 79.6 hours
33 legs, 39.0 hours online
7 legs, 5.6 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 26 2006 00:12 ET by Alfred Kennedy

I heard about that, however, did anyone read the Detroit Free Press last week? In the Business Section, there was an article about airline mergers.... and included was a part about how "U.S. Airways begain a hostile bid for Delta Air Lines". Has anyone heard anymore on that?

SPC KENNEDY
KGOV

Alfred Kennedy (DVA3609)

DVA2482
Chief Pilot, B777-200

Joined on July 16 2005
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
Six Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Master of Gravity"
Boston, MA USA

1,909 legs, 11,955.3 hours
228 legs, 1,400.0 hours online
1,752 legs, 11,085.1 hours ACARS
7 legs, 57.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 26 2006 02:39 ET by Oliver McRae

The proposed buyout is old news now http://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0xB100

Oliver McRae (DVA2482)

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