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09-18-2014, 09:35 AM

#168771

Big E 757

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

Ok doughnut boys (where did this DPA nickname come from?)

Just wanting to give Jerry and Carl some love........and no I still haven't sent in a card........

Tina Fey, Brian Regan and Sarah Silverman "Donuts" Single Shot - Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld

Ferd

I think they set up an information table in the ATL lounge a few years back (Wow, has it been that long) trying to get guys to fill out cards and they had a few boxes of doughnuts out for passersby.

I guess pizza gets you 2% but doughnuts gets you ridicule.

Disclaimer: I am not a DPA supporter, but without a healthy C2015, I can't guarantee that I'll be a DALPA supporter either.

09-18-2014, 09:57 AM

#168772

buzzpat

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane

Thanks cni! If the 49'ers just had a quarterback they might go somewhere this year....

Well, they do lead the league in number of guys arrested. Which is saying a lot these days.

09-18-2014, 10:22 AM

#168773

Oberon

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Originally Posted by Herkflyr

That can only be partially true at best. Even if he did exactly that, that would be an Inverse Assignment with Conflict, which would pay pay and credit for the trip dropped, and pay/no credit for the trip flown. Still a great deal, but not triple pay.

I probably screwed up the story anyway.

Doesn't Inverse Assignment pay 200% on days off?

09-18-2014, 10:30 AM

#168774

Herman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferd149

I've got a 49 hour layover in AMS next week. Anyone ever took the train over to Bastogne for the day? Plan B is maybe a "bridge too far/hells highway" kind of thing if Bastogne is too hard to do.

Thanks,
Fred

Very jealous! I had a 4 day Brussels few years ago and did my homework...was gonna see all three museums, Bastogne, Malmody, whole 9 yards. We landed only to find out there was a transportation strike. Please share your photos when you get home. Cheers H

09-18-2014, 10:31 AM

#168775

JABDIP

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When is the first oct open time run?? Thx

09-18-2014, 10:46 AM

#168776

Howgozit

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JABDIP

When is the first oct open time run?? Thx

7am on the 20th

09-18-2014, 11:29 AM

#168777

tsquare

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

I think that it arose out of necessity to talk about them on the former dALPA website forums. If you typed in "DPA", the bot would star it out (***). But they couldn't very well set doughnuts to be excluded. I could be wrong though.

09-18-2014, 11:44 AM

#168778

APCLurker

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Saw a snippet of an article that says the EX-IM bank funding is being piggy-backed (typical cowardly/politician act) in the House bill providing support for syrian rebels/fight against isis.

May be a good time to make more phone calls or letters.

09-18-2014, 01:15 PM

#168779

Herkflyr

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

I probably screwed up the story anyway.

Doesn't Inverse Assignment pay 200% on days off?

Correct. Essentially an IA pays like a GS, except for the fact that you didn't ask for it, but instead the company "reached out and touched someone"...particularly, the pilot getting the IA.

One mollifying tenet of an IA is that it pays double pay, no credit regardless of any other flying that you may or may not have flown for the month. A GS only pays double if all the rest of your flying has made it to the GS trigger.

That is the least the company can do when they IA you, which is forcing you to fly on days off when you didn't volunteer to do so.

09-18-2014, 04:17 PM

#168780

Fly4hire

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Originally Posted by Alan Shore

I recently attended one of the survey roadshows. The issue of leading questions came up, as did the origin of some questions, e.g., CDOs. These are my takeaways.....

3) Questions on profit sharing, CDOs, pay banding, etc. come from beliefs that these issues may be brought up in negotiations by the other side. Knowing ahead of time how we feel about them gives the MEC and NC data on how to respond.

Normally I'd agree with you however I think the pilot group already sent a rather unambiguous opinion to the MEC reference CDO's on the 117 TA, and the MEC responded.

Now we're asking the question again until we get the answer we want? Who wants?

"If age 65 were to be inevitable, would you prefer to have a say in the construction of the language or not.......