Think I saw that Jan would have the highest YOY schedule cut. Since we staff for the summer, it stands to reason that this month we will have the least amount of open time and the highest number of couch potatoes (RSV bubbas and bubbettes).
Bingo. If people would actually read the memos put out, they would have read from Crew Resources & Steve Dickson that Jan & Feb would have the highest YOY decrease in block hours & therefore it would very slow. The company is taking advantage of this to install lie flat seats, economy comfort seats, & train for summer flying. This last AE was a 365 day conversion window, but they plan on having all training done by May.
Oh, & did anyone else notice that Delta is forecasted to make a $1 billion profit for the year of 2011? Considering the massive tsunami in Japan which caused a horrific nuclear meltdown, the ridiculous snowmegeddon in ATL, the East Coast blizzard, the East Coast hurricane, & the global economy teetering everyday, that profit is amazing. And it's happening with fuel prices over $100 per barrel.
Nothing is certain in this industry. That's the only thing that is guaranteed.
I don't know which airport you're talking about, but at BOG it was just one leg needed. Things can change, but when I went on the 757 to Bogota, the Captain and I had never been. The AQFO showed us the ropes on the way down from JFK, then deadheaded deviated and DHed back to ATL. The second time it was just the Captain who hadn't been, so the AQFO sat up front on the way down and DHed back with us the next day.
I can't see why the AQFO would let you go home with pay when he can be the one getting the good deal.
My personal experience had been that the AQFO has let me go both times. Both were overnights, but the AQFO could have DH right back out. It was a great deal for me, as he turned my uncommutable 5 day in to a commutable 4 day where I got home 36 hours earlier. And I was still paid for my 5 day & got a PS seat home.
A entry and exit are required for a SAQ. The Check Captain or AQFO have to fly both legs. It may be for Bogata that a entry only is allowed if the CA already holds a SAQ. Every other qual including Africa, South America and special airports requires the entry and exit. There is no reason for the check airman involved not to release the copilot. Its been my experience that they do that 100 percent of the time.
Oh, & did anyone else notice that Delta is forecasted to make a $1 billion profit for the year of 2011? Considering the massive tsunami in Japan which caused a horrific nuclear meltdown, the ridiculous snowmegeddon in ATL, the East Coast blizzard, the East Coast hurricane, & the global economy teetering everyday, that profit is amazing. And it's happening with fuel prices over $100 per barrel.
Hey, that would be a good argument for restoring our pay!
I think a new concern for the junior/younger folk should be furlough. If Iran keeps farting around with the strait of Hormouse or Israel does something about the Nuke program over there, $200.00/ barrel oil is not out of the question. It seems almost certain some sort of conflict will erupt over there, sometime this year. Think not only about Delta's fuel costs but the world economies and how many people/ business people will continue to fly.
Why all the "f" talk! Aren't we already worried about the ability to train guys when retirements start. Imagine the disaster if retirements hit simultaneously trying to bring guys back from furlough and train them.
I'd wait for better conditions, but truthfully when you live here, you become a "snow snob."
Wasatch:
Came up and skied Alta. Not too bad in the morning, but clouded up and got windy after lunch. Rented skis/poles at Canyon Skis south of the Radisson. The 'Techs' said it was a good thing I got the damage coverage. Lots of 'sticks and stones,' but it beat sitting in the hotel!
Hope y'all get LOTS of snow soon!
DFW
My cousin works at the Alta lodge. Says the snow up there has been TERRIBLE this year.
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