Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - does song still exists?

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | does song still exists?

DVA4025
First Officer, B747-400

Joined on September 09 2005
Century Club

Orlando, FL USA

174 legs, 455.9 hours
71 legs, 139.7 hours online
140 legs, 396.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 19 2008 11:14 ET by Stephen Panzl

this might be a dumd question but does song still exists?

DVA6540
Captain, B777-200

Joined on October 20 2008
Double Century Club
50 State Club

Caracas, Distrito Federal VE

240 legs, 562.2 hours
8 legs, 12.1 hours online
177 legs, 412.8 hours ACARS
12 legs, 23.1 hours event
363 legs, 903.4 hours total

Posted onPost created on November 19 2008 11:29 ET by Augusto Casado

Song was a low-cost airline, delta bought it. But delta still have 757s with song colors

Augusto Casado (DVA6540)

DVA5973
Captain, B757-200

Joined on May 25 2008
B757 100 Club
Million Mile Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Atlanta, GA

1,514 legs, 4,691.2 hours
1,459 legs, 4,569.9 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on November 19 2008 19:03 ET by Joe Coughlin

Really? I was looking at the time-line for this Song 757 and it originally was Delta's. I though Song was a break-off carrier for Delta that was lower cost. Like TED for United. http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N6712B&distinct_entry=true

Though I don't disagree that it is nearly non-existent now.

Joe Coughlin (DVA5973)

Posted onPost created on November 19 2008 19:09 ET by Augusto Casado

"Song, LLC was a low-cost airline brand owned and operated by Delta Air Lines.

Song's main focus was on tourist traffic between the northeastern United States and Florida, a market where it competed with JetBlue Airways. It also operated flights between Florida and the West Coast, and from the Northeast to the west coast.

Song's aircraft were fitted with leather seats and free personal entertainment system at every seat, with audio MP3 programmable selections, trivia games that could be played against other passengers, a flight tracker, and satellite television (provided by the DISH Network). Song offered free beverages, but charged for meals and liquor. Both brand-name snack boxes and healthy organic meals were offered. The flight safety instructions were sung, rather than the traditional reading, based on a vote of the passengers. In addition to flight crew uniforms designed by designer Kate Spade, customized cocktails created by nightlife impresario Rande Gerber and an in-flight exercise program designed by New York City fitness guru David Barton, the airline created their own distinct mark in the industry.[1] The airline operated more than 200 flights a day and carried over ten million passengers

Song's last flight took off on April 30, 2006. Service shifted to mainline Delta on May 1, 2006.

On January 1, 2008, Delta began repainting the last aircraft bearing the Song livery into mainline Delta Air Lines colors." Got it from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_(airline))

Augusto Casado (DVA6540)

Posted onPost created on November 19 2008 20:57 ET by Joe Coughlin

I see. I though you were referring to Song as an individual entity from Delta from the get go. LOL smile

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quincentenary Club

"Lightning coming out of that one"
Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on November 23 2008 13:29 ET by Andrew Lynn

If you want to take that even further, Song's inception branched off of Delta Express which was around from as far back as the mid 90's I believe. Of course though, they competed against Conti Light, MetroJet and others but with JetBlue's beginnings they felt that they had to take a more aggresive approach so Delta Express ceased and Song was born. Also like to note that Song was a branded division of Delta and was never a seperate company.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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