Still happens...along with other mechanical means at various airlines you may be well familiar...the other most popular way is the door switch which is connected to ACARS. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "allan9" <exatc@neo.rr.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:02 Subject: Re: January's Top 10...er, 9 > To me none are realistic. One carrier used the brake release time as = > the time they left the gate. The crew would then release the brake = > (sending the departure message) while sitting at the gate and then = > reset the brake. Then another scheduled 17 minutes difference in = > scheduled time than a competitor that flew the same route at almost the = > same time. Don't know if it still happens. > > Al > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: Roger & Amanda La France=20 > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU=20 > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:21 AM > Subject: Re: January's Top 10...er, 9 > > > But everyone needs to remember that HP and SW do not use ACARS, and = > their > numbers are arbatrary. > All the other airlines use ACARS which is n automatic time reporting = > system > that are more accurate. HP and SW use manual time reporting that is = > NOT > accurate at all. And these numbers can be doctored to show ontime. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: RT Simpson <BraniffIntl@aol.com> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 9:55 AM > Subject: January's Top 10...er, 9 > > > > Okay..require passengers to be at the airport two hours ahead of = > their > > flight; reduce flying by 20%; and keep a lot of spare aircraft in = > your hub > > city and you too can be #1 in on-time performance! But a win is a = > win, so > > kudos to Cactus and here's how January's Top 10 shakes out: > > > > 1) Am West 86.3% > > 2) Southwest 84.6% > > 3) Continental 83.8% > > 4) AA 83% > > 5) US Airways 81.1% > > 6) United 79.8% > > 7) Northwest 79.3% > > 8) Alaska 75% > > 9) Delta 74.9% > > > > Industry Average: 81% (hmmm..remember when I said these rankings = > were > > meaningless after 9/11?) > > > > RT Simpson > > Phoenix > > > > btw..There were ten, but if Aloha aint participating anymore I'm not = > going > to > > let American Eagle on my list! > > >