Originally Posted by
Roadkill
I know you guys love arguing about Scope and I'm reading it all and trying to drink the right koolaid--"SCOPE!"-- but I have some questions on stuff that's changes in the last 6 years or so since last I compu-tapped Delta, if anyone can help
Having some trouble figuring out all the websites as I gear up to come back from the mil. Can you guys back me up and tell me if these are the right/best places to go for info & doing our business?
Here, and this one single thread on Delta: main online source for up-to-date rumors and what's-up with Delta from the pilot's perspective. Really? Just this one thread in the world?
Sadly, yes, for the most part. the DALPA site woulds well too. Try;
http://dal.alpa.org
DeltaNet-- I see this as the main delta page, I go to Flight Operations, and most things I'm looking for are on Scheduling. I'm finding the AE posts/Awards, and the bid packages and awards there.
I-Crew-- I get there from DeltaNet Scheduling page. From here I can see a bunch of stuff, including a page for E-Crew for swap board.
E-Crew--No idea what this is, don't know if I need to use it. It seems like I crew is a replacement?
E Crew allows you to sign in at report time for your trip, but is basically the same thing as I-Crew. Use I crew at home since it is a web page and not a web application. In reference to your below question about the VPN, that was used in conjunction with I-Crew and older software. You do not need to use the VPN anymore for any Flight Operations functions.
VPN--I used to use some VPN or other, special software I had to download to access all the delta stuff including DBMS, back in 2001-2004 when I cared and last accessed all this stuff... I THINK it's all gone now?
See above
DBMS--Used to be the main site/database of all my info I seem to recall... not sure where that lives now or how to access it, I seem to recall it had health and benefits there?
DBMS is the backbone of the scheduling system. Your portal for that is I and E-Crew.
Health Care etc is found at ESs/ Employee Self Serve.
It is a drop down on the Flight Operations Home Page. Fourth or Fifth one to the right.
ALPA--- *** damn it's hard to navigate that site! I only care about the Delta Alpa site, but it seems I have to do this to get there:
1. log into alpa.org . From there I go to
2. crewroom.alpa.org ... WHAT is this place? It looks like it has stuff but it's mostly outdated?
3. Finally by clicking on a link at top, I seem to reach dal.alpa.org, which looks to me to be "the Delta Alpa site". From the scheduling page I found "PBS Gouge" and "When Scheduling Calls", but all the AE posts and category lists there are from 2008, not up to date, and I can get the latest stuff from DeltaNet right? What does the Dal.Alpa site give me, pay charts?
dal.alpa.org is your main portal for the MEC.
From this site you can get to your LEC page, ALPA National Main Page, My Page, Library, and access to all of the committees and support functions for the line pilot. If you need something specific, post and someone will surely answer.
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Bidding software... I THINK it's PBS, at least I hope so because I watched like hours of video on how the system works and read some presentations that were pretty good.
.. but what is PCS? Pilot Change System, but what is it?[/quote
PCS is Pilot Change Schedule. It is the partition of DBMS/I-Crew that allows you to pick up trips, put in green slips, white slips, yellow slips, move off days, etc.
PBS is Preferential Bidding, it is the way we do schedules now. No longer do we bid lines of time (LOT) We bid parameters and the computer awards and assigns you rotations based upon your seniority and preferences. Easy Bid and Navtech's Desktop applications are good way to do this bidding.
and, after reading Allllll that info, and the PBS guide, AND googling it, I can't for the life of me fine anything that explains what a "green slip" or "yellow slip" or "white slip" is... WHERE is the book that explains our scheduling system?
Thanks!
It is all explained in the PWA-Contract-Pilot Working Agreement. Go to the ALPA site, then go to the library, and then download "When Scheduling Calls" It explains a lot of this.
There is/are also some notepads that were penned at the time of the merger that explain each section of the contract. I can get you to them if you cannot find them.
If you need help with PBS call our PBS help line. Times are posted on the Crew Resources and Scheduling page.
-WS- is a straight pay pickup. Allowable to ALV+15
-GS- is a double pay trip that you submit a slip to pick up.
For a Reserve pilot---Single pay no credit towards monthly credit but you get the pay above guarantee and reserve days off back.
YS- are generally done by reserve pilots. It can be done by selecting off day fly or by reducing your RAW score by 15 pilots. These trips are added to your monthly credit. You do not get days off back for YS trips.
Keep asking questions. The answers will be here or on the ALPA forum. Welcome back.