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04-27-2016, 09:13 PM

#2231

Flubber

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Originally Posted by Jumpseatah

Wouldn't it be nice if we could just not fly the Phl-Ewr leg on account of it being too much "busy work"?

PHL-EWR is no more busy than anything else we do... take off, have a nice leisurely tour of Joisey at 7000', look for Tony Soprano's home, fly over TEB and the stadium, land 22L and roll right into the gate

Now, getting to the hotel if you have the EWR overnight, THATS busy work.

04-28-2016, 04:39 AM

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IFLYACRJ

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I'm scratching my head on this one. I was scheduled to work Tuesday-Friday in March. I needed a Tuesday off and saw a Wednesday-Saturday trip open. Earlier report time and higher block, thus freeing up a RSV on a Saturday. My original Tuesday show wasn't until 3pm. Put in a swap only to see it denied twice "maintain RSV coverage." ?

04-28-2016, 04:54 AM

#2233

pitchtrim

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Originally Posted by IFLYACRJ

Yep that's the crap they've been pulling. Now if you tried swapping same days and had a later show they'd deny it and say to maintain early reserve coverage. So basically what everyone needs to do is call in sick when you need to swap a trip. 'That will ruin their precious little field trip' in my best Farley voice.

04-28-2016, 05:58 AM

#2234

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Originally Posted by IFLYACRJ

thus freeing up a RSV on a Saturday

To be fair extra reserves on Saturday probably isn't a benefit to scheduling.

I'm not defending our schd system, it's a dumb as everyone says, but I was able to swap out 3 of my 4 trips next month already. Just took a few tries to find an option that they liked. Obv trips where higher blk and the same number of days from what I dropped.

Also I didn't write please or thank you in any of the requests, if anyone is keeping score of whether that matters.

04-28-2016, 06:26 AM

#2235

DiveAndDrive

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Not trying to be doom and gloom by any means, but for those who didn't see it.....

American Airlines (AAL) Partner Air Wisconsin Offers Dispatchers Raises of Zero - TheStreet

04-28-2016, 06:50 AM

#2236

schmohawk

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Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive

Not trying to be doom and gloom by any means, but for those who didn't see it.....

American Airlines (AAL) Partner Air Wisconsin Offers Dispatchers Raises of Zero - TheStreet

Doom and gloom?! Sounds like one of our owners just joined the BOD of United

"In 2005, US Airways was in bankruptcy court, trying to raise enough money to emerge and continue operating. CEO Bruce Lakefield put together a deal to raise about $1 billion; among the investors were Richard Bartlett, then chairman of Air Wisconsin, and Ed Shapiro, a partner at Boston hedge fund PAR Capital Management, who last week joined the board of United Airlines."