Originally Posted by
Albief15
What I said was the LOA would not affect me DIRECTLY. I bid HKG on 08-02 but didnt get it. So...I won't be dealing DIRECTLY with the transportation, moving, and storage issues.
Of course it affects me as a part of the pilot group. It also have impact on guys not even on the property yet. I probably could have worded that better, but I did not mean in does't affect the pilot group.
I have no idea how new domiciles will effect the system form long term, but I tend to agree that DHs to Asia and Europe will probably be reduced. If I ran FDX I'd look for ways to optimize productivity and minimize costs. I remember some discussion a year or so back that eventually MD-10s/11s might be flying out of there, and I think the ramifications on DHs is obvious. However, we don't get to build the pairings...only insure they are done conractually.
Again--yeah--LOAs affect ALL of us. However, in the short term, they affect some of us more directly...and that is what I meant to imply.
And if I were the union I would look to get a little something something for agreeing to the savings. We haven't. How much did the company save for training on a day off? Did we get anything for it (besides the lower BLG threat)?
We all make mistakes, like you I originally liked training on a day off. But we should learn from our mistakes. Being a MEC member does not mean never having to say your sorry. Thanks for serving, no one better for block 7 rep.