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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Airbus A380 and Air France
DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
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"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on January 06 2010 22:17 ET by Jesse Rouse
Air France has been operating there Airbus A380 from Paris to New York. When can we expect the A380 in operation for use to log flights in?

Thank you for the insight.

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88
DVA5929
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on May 10 2008
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"It's buried under a big W!"
TX USA

651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs, 2,922.9 hours online
565 legs, 3,319.5 hours ACARS
8 legs, 18.9 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 09:57 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
You will have to wait until someone develops a good freeware panel (I hope for FSX). Once that becomes available, a fleet installer can be made.

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400
AFV003
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on May 03 2002
GVA 10 Year Anniversary
Century Club

"Oh yeah, NOTAM #19 is a must!"
Indianapolis, IN

144 legs, 376.9 hours
59 legs, 129.5 hours online
121 legs, 328.9 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
27 legs dispatched, 38.6 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 10:29 ET by Caitlyn Champlin
Discussions are in progress at AFVA as to how we are going to accomodate the A380 and whether or not it will become a full program or simply an additional rating. We are not currently set up for it so it's going to take some time to get it right. There are a lot of logistics involved. As far as the impact on DVA pilots, that's a question for your management and if/how they want to handle codesharing on those routes. If you want to keep track of progress at AFVA, you can keep an eye on the blogs on the AFVA Our Staff page and our NOTAM sections. We will release a NOTAM and news release once we come to a determination.

Ryan

Caitlyn Champlin

Senior Captain, B737-800
DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club

"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 12:22 ET by Jesse Rouse
I can understand, you don't want a bad airplane for thousands, I can understand about the codesharing issues. I was just wondering. Thank you for the insight.

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88
DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club

"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on January 10 2010 13:45 ET by Jesse Rouse
But what about Qantas's A380?

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88
DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century

Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands

1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs, 5,459.3 hours online
1,187 legs, 6,710.7 hours ACARS
50 legs, 141.3 hours event
152 legs dispatched, 147.8 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 10 2010 13:51 ET by Luis Gambetta
Jesse Rouse wrote:

But what about Qantas's A380?


We dont have any codeshare flights with Qantas.

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200
DVA3665
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on October 27 2006
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Quatercentenary Club

Plantation, FL

415 legs, 1,407.3 hours
389 legs, 1,330.8 hours online
414 legs, 1,406.3 hours ACARS
5 legs, 20.8 hours event
5 legs dispatched, 10.8 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 10 2010 14:49 ET by Benton Wilmes
Qantas is in OneWorld with American, not SkyTeam.

Benton Wilmes

Senior Captain, B777-200
DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
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Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club

"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on January 12 2010 15:50 ET by Jesse Rouse
Oh I see. I saw in the 747 download that there was a Qantas 747 and that is why I brought that up for.

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88
AFV003
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on May 03 2002
GVA 10 Year Anniversary
Century Club

"Oh yeah, NOTAM #19 is a must!"
Indianapolis, IN

144 legs, 376.9 hours
59 legs, 129.5 hours online
121 legs, 328.9 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
27 legs dispatched, 38.6 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 12 2010 16:56 ET by Caitlyn Champlin
AF has a few codeshares. That's the the Qantas colours are in the installer.

Caitlyn Champlin

Senior Captain, B737-800
DVA4098
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on November 13 2006
Online Quintuple Century Club
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Tampa, FL

2,536 legs, 6,445.0 hours
561 legs, 1,928.0 hours online
2,308 legs, 5,591.7 hours ACARS
12 legs, 48.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 13 2010 01:12 ET by Jonathan Lippstreu
Is Korean Air getting the A380? I believe if they receive the A380's then we may see some A380 routes in the schedule since they are with SkyTeam and we fly codeshare routes with them...

Jonathan Lippstreu

Senior Captain, B777-200
AFV003
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on May 03 2002
GVA 10 Year Anniversary
Century Club

"Oh yeah, NOTAM #19 is a must!"
Indianapolis, IN

144 legs, 376.9 hours
59 legs, 129.5 hours online
121 legs, 328.9 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
27 legs dispatched, 38.6 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 13 2010 11:34 ET by Caitlyn Champlin
I haven't heard anything about that, but the last I checked no Asian carriers had exercised options.

Caitlyn Champlin

Senior Captain, B737-800
DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club

"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on January 30 2010 15:05 ET by Jesse Rouse
How about Aeroflot in general, are they not a member of SkyTeam?

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88
DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century

Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands

1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs, 5,459.3 hours online
1,187 legs, 6,710.7 hours ACARS
50 legs, 141.3 hours event
152 legs dispatched, 147.8 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 30 2010 15:08 ET by Luis Gambetta
Jesse,they are but Delta does not have any codeshare routes with them

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200
DVA4098
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on November 13 2006
Online Quintuple Century Club
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Tampa, FL

2,536 legs, 6,445.0 hours
561 legs, 1,928.0 hours online
2,308 legs, 5,591.7 hours ACARS
12 legs, 48.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on January 31 2010 21:29 ET by Jonathan Lippstreu
Ryan D. Watkins wrote:

I haven't heard anything about that, but the last I checked no Asian carriers had exercised options.


I think Korean Air has 5 A380's on order.

http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/08_02_19_a380_korean_air.html

"Starting in 2010, Korean Air will introduce the A380 on high density traffic routes from Seoul to the US west coast"

Jonathan Lippstreu

Senior Captain, B777-200
DVA7964
First Officer, MD-11

Joined on November 14 2009
Century Club

"Bring back RNZAF combat wing!!!"
NZ

120 legs, 180.1 hours
22 legs, 20.7 hours online
116 legs, 173.1 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.2 hours event
200 legs, 363.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on February 05 2010 19:32 ET by Phillip Brown
There is now a NOTAM at AFV website about the A380 program for those interested.


DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
Online Double Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club

"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,539 legs, 6,212.7 hours
206 legs, 524.5 hours online
1,531 legs, 6,198.7 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,404 legs, 9,894.5 hours total
 Posted onPost created on February 07 2010 13:40 ET by Jesse Rouse
Oh, I see Luis.

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88

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