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Senior Captain, B737-800
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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
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November 14 2008 22:32 ET by Caitlyn Champlin
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This just in off the wires:
Delta, Air France new joint venture routes marks first anniversary of partnership
New services from Paris to Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham are a celebration of the first year of the Delta, Air France Joint Venture
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Air France today announce the start of two additional nonstop flights between France and the United States. The first of the new flights is a nonstop flight between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport. The second new flight is a nonstop flight between Paris-CDG International Airport and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
These new flights complement Delta’s and Air France’s existing flights and form part of the Joint Venture Agreement, offering our customers increased choice and flexibility in their travel plans to the United States and beyond.
The new nonstop services will be launched in June 2009. The code-shared routes will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, with seating for up to 174 passengers, with 16 in Delta’s BusinessElite and 158 in economy class. Both routes will operate daily services.
The first phase of the Joint Venture was implemented in April coinciding with the EU-U.S Open Skies agreement. Immediate benefits of the Joint Venture have included the addition of new routes between the United States and France, with the launch of the nonstop flight between Salt Lake City and Paris-CDG in June, New York-JFK and Lyon in July, and an additional frequency between Atlanta and Paris-CDG. The agreement also helped secure Delta’s entry into London Heathrow, with flights from New York-JFK and Atlanta, which were also launched in cooperation with Air France, utilizing Air France’s time slots for arrivals and departures. Additionally, Air France began its first transatlantic flights from London Heathrow on 31 March.
This week Delta and Northwest closed their merger after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Additionally, earlier this year the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granted antitrust immunity for six-way alliance activities in transatlantic markets for the SkyTeam carriers Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest. This immunity will enable Air France, KLM, and the new Delta to set up a joint venture agreement among the three of them and ultimately integrate their transatlantic operations.
Delta and Air France flights between France and the United States are available for booking now via travel agents, Delta’s dedicated French reservations team, Air France ticket offices or online at delta.com or airfrance.com.
Caitlyn ChamplinSenior Captain, B737-800
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