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Bill Gardiner makes his way to the MD-11 |
DVA5001
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP, 737-ATP
Joined on September 16 2007
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Century Club
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
White Knuckles Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Lake Dallas, TX USA
1,791 legs, 4,744.0 hours
131 legs,
236.5 hours online 1,728 legs,
4,603.4 hours ACARS 19 legs,
36.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2012 16:56 ET by Art Forsha
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Welcome aboard Bill!
Art ForshaSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA2088
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on January 13 2005
Online Century Club
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Eight Century Club
Seattle, WA USA
817 legs, 2,352.9 hours
192 legs,
620.9 hours online 673 legs,
1,872.6 hours ACARS 11 legs,
54.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2012 17:53 ET by Eric Paul
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Welcome to the Mighty Dog Bill!

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DVA5661
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM
Joined on March 07 2008
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Everett Millennium Club
Globetrotter
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
"737 or MD-11, how far you wanna go?" Melbourne, FL USA
1,928 legs, 4,823.7 hours
304 legs,
639.9 hours online 1,880 legs,
4,735.4 hours ACARS 19 legs,
40.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2012 20:21 ET by Vic DeSantis
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Welcome aboard Bill!

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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV E-MAIL
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online 1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS 31 legs,
49.6 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 03 2012 06:19 ET by Andrew Vane
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Great job Bill. Enjoy the mighty dog

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AFV651
Captain, B707-320
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
Historic Two Fifty Club
Diplomatic Mission
50 State Club
Millenium Club
Globetrotter Extraordinaire
Online Triple Century Club
"Concorde: anything else is just SLOW" Milan, Lombardy Italy
1,087 legs, 2,148.6 hours
304 legs,
494.6 hours online 1,087 legs,
2,148.6 hours ACARS 10 legs,
15.4 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
October 03 2012 06:29 ET by Luca Di Biase
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great step Sir, enjoy the mighty dog.

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DVA8594
Captain, MD-11
Joined on May 07 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Ann Arbor Charter Township, MI USA
1,281 legs, 3,424.3 hours
8 legs,
12.8 hours online 1,264 legs,
3,400.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 03 2012 18:15 ET by Mark Brown
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The MD11 is the best bird to fly. Enjoy!
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DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP
Joined on April 27 2012
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Kamloops, BC Canada
1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs,
356.0 hours online 1,059 legs,
5,397.6 hours ACARS 15 legs,
48.6 hours event 3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total 15 legs dispatched, 24.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 03 2012 22:09 ET by Bill Gardiner
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Thanks guys! Great aircraft and a great team. I'll miss my MD-88 and 727 buddies but will still get the odd short haul in...
Bill GardinerFirst Officer, B747-400
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DVA7922
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on November 04 2009
50 State Club
Online Century Club
Triple Century Club
Globetrotter
"Student Pilot: "Um, Your controls."" Dallas, GA USA
384 legs, 1,292.5 hours
128 legs,
221.9 hours online 382 legs,
1,281.7 hours ACARS 18 legs,
40.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 04 2012 10:32 ET by Charles Carter
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Best move you ever made! Glad you found us!
Charles CarterSenior Captain, MD-88
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