Originally Posted by Phrog Phlyer

The pain continues

Displacements

7 DCE
6 DFA
2 JFE
6 LCE
9 LFE

Vacancies

15 DCE
4 DFW
2 MCA
3 SFA
6 JFe

* Average line values are down 4 hours per line per month compared to last year.
* PO's and PVD's given in 2009 was the equivalent of 21 full time pilots
* DFW ATR program is receiving high level management attention
* Vacancy Displacement (as above)
* Fatigue FT/DT change may come through FAA Aviaiton Rulemaking Committee
- Apparently no argument about improvement to domestic rest rules
- Perhaps a fight is ahead concerning international rest rules
- FAA NPRM deadline is 12/31/09, and 90 day comment period after
- most likely 2010 before we see any FT DT time changes
- Tom Doyle, ALPA volunteer to be running software troubleshooting NOW to running lines which have 10 hour minimum overnights in them.
* Fatigue Review Board
- 19 out of 20 FT's are removed by FRB.
* Draft agreement to allow pilots to be paid for FT's with sick time
* Draft agreement to allow pilots to swap trips at outstations
* TTOT soon will be capable to allow automated drop trips
* MIDT enhancements to allow more complex trading (multidirectional)
* US Congress Email Campaign will be launched ALPA-wide TODAY