Kev3188
Veteran
Yes,
some insight and info on the 744/777/DC9 and MD90's and
Interesting topic on talks with Schiopol concerning T4 in JFK.
So we learned something new. Could have done without
the Brett Favre discussion and the drinking question.
Agreed. That pretty much sums it up.
they also were going to keep over 2500 mechanics in a proposal I am thinking, probably would have bought out the rest of those.. who did not want to stay going forward.
No buyout was offered, IIRC.
it was a bluff, I still and will always believe that.
I don't think they would have put together the "desert academy" if they weren't that serious. Weren't there also reports of FA's being trained overseas?
As for outsourcing, let's look at what NW brought to the table for each of the 3 of us:
Ground Ops: Outsource all but MSP & DTW (that's above & below wing).
AMT's: All line stations gone. To say nothing of the huge paycut & reduction in numbers.
Inflight: Outsource Int'l flying.
PS: To anyone out there (esp the airplane geeks like me)---I think it's interesting that Delta has officially stated that they are keeping the 744s. (So much for many of the naysayers on other boards who said they'd be gone after the merger.) However, I don't follow the logic that Ed stated they are keeping them because the 787s won't be ready for a while. Doesn't the 787 hold a LOT less people?? I would think capacity would be an issue, not just fleet age. Oh well....just wondering.
It does hold less. I'm guessing the 744's are staying for their range, with some capacity being dedicated to charters.