Originally Posted by
Oberon
Oberon's half baked plan to improve the green slip process...
The fact that the only method of communication for green slips is phone and they have to give you ten minutes to respond and you don't even get the chance to say "no" is antiquated. At the very least we should get the option of text message notifications. They could send a text with the trip and you could reply "accept", "decline", or nothing and they would move on in ten minutes. This would be much more efficient.
In the case of less than two hour trips they could send a mass text to everyone who has a GS in and is legal.
It's a huge mistake to put any more responsibility on us pilots to check text messages, etc. I don't want the company pinging my PEDs at all hours of the day and night. We shouldn't volunteer to pay for anything the company would benefit from far more than we would.
Your idea of sending a "first come first served" text message to everyone who is legal for and wants a green slip is asinine. What's the point of seniority, then? Let's just draw straws for the good trips. I guess it's a bonanza for you.
Remember when several robocalls went out to folks in rest a few months back? I don't trust Delta IT to implement anything more complicated than a cup of coffee.
I'm happy with the onus of positive contact on the company. The friction in the system is the company's cost of doing business-- not ours.