You gonna bid it and start commuting to DTW, Doug? I'll probably know a great crashpad by the time you get around to it.
I don't know, I don't have to worry half as much about getting stabbed at my commuter hotel in Rockville Center than I would anywhere in DTW!
Naw, Metro's gotta be a good 20 miles from the parts of Detroit you want to avoid. The area just around the airport is industrial to be sure, but not dangerous. Go grab yourself a room at one of the commuter friendly hotels and then fly your 16 hour leg to Japan! Sure sounds productive to me. Do three crossings in a month and you've got yourself 96 hours (if it is in fact 16 hours there and 16 hours back, I've never done it to tell you the truth so I'm guessing).
So, Doug when will the upgrade from the 767 to the 747 be? Or is it one of those rules you can only fly Delta airplanes, not Northwest.
...The 747's are 'fenced' for a period of time...
Nice looking Whale!
Still one of the best looking airplanes ever.
Five year fence for 747.
Any 777-300ER replacement for the 744 is fenced from ODelta pilots.
New 777LR deliveries will have OD fences.
NDelta fences for the 787 will only last about a year because the fences are for 5 years from closing of Single Operating Certificate.
SOC closing is maybe 4-6 months away. My guess is the 787 won't enter service prior to 2012.
I'm guessing the Delta 787-8 positions will be converted to -9 options
Cheers
George
Three day trips exist to Osaka, Nagoya, and Narita that credit about 26 hours. Start at noon on day one and end at noon on day three. I think I'd take that. :drool:
And yeah, the area near the airport does actually seem pretty safe. I haven't been shot while walking through the snow to Bob's Big Boy yet.