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05-01-2020, 04:07 PM
#731
You scratched my anchor
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 4,899
Their exposure is INCREDIBLE. I’m not sure people really appreciate how bad things are for delta due to their airline shopping spree...
They own 9% of Air France
51% of Aeromexico
7% of China Eastern
9% of GOL 10% of Korean Air
20% of LATAM
and 49% of Virgin Atlantic
Not to mention they’re closely partnered with Virgin Australia and westjet.
thats a hammerin’ on multiple fronts
They own 9% of Air France
51% of Aeromexico
7% of China Eastern
9% of GOL 10% of Korean Air
20% of LATAM
and 49% of Virgin Atlantic
Not to mention they’re closely partnered with Virgin Australia and westjet.
thats a hammerin’ on multiple fronts
05-02-2020, 08:06 AM
#735
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 589
We were understaffed by roughly 1,000 pilots last summer and we were headed into this summer 600 pilots short. Last summer we actually cancelled flights due to pilot shortages. Also, last summer many guys were crediting 120+ hrs and reserves were used and abused daily. So, no. Not overstaffed in the least. Last summer was fricken brutal.
05-02-2020, 08:15 AM
#736
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Position: 6th place
Posts: 1,826
when was summer NOT like this? This has been the case for every summer since I’ve been here at AAL since 2014...it’s a great time to make a ton of money which I looked at as a great positive...I could easily double my salary for the months June-August, and I would take that in a heartbeat now!
I think he’s delta.
05-02-2020, 08:30 AM
#737
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 589
yeah I know he is, my point was that’s what summer is like that for every airline. Even back in my regional days (Delta Connection) it was like that. Most airlines in my experience staff to JUST get buy in summer and then be a little over staffed(in the airlines bean counting opinions of course) the rest of the year. Everyone screams we are understaffed in the summer months and then nothing for the other 9 months...now if that crap happens in February we’ll then you probably are truly understaffed...cancelled flights for lack of crews does get management’s attention but I watched here last summer middle managers cover up staffing shortages by coding some cancellations as wx related instead of for lack of crews, but that’s a whole other story. We have a website at AA that will show you every cancelled flight and the reason for it, or at least the reason they came up with for it.
05-02-2020, 08:39 AM
#738
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2016
Posts: 368
yeah I know he is, my point was that’s what summer is like that for every airline. Even back in my regional days (Delta Connection) it was like that. Most airlines in my experience staff to JUST get buy in summer and then be a little over staffed(in the airlines bean counting opinions of course) the rest of the year. Everyone screams we are understaffed in the summer months and then nothing for the other 9 months...now if that crap happens in February we’ll then you probably are truly understaffed...cancelled flights for lack of crews does get management’s attention but I watched here last summer middle managers cover up staffing shortages by coding some cancellations as wx related instead of for lack of crews, but that’s a whole other story. We have a website at AA that will show you every cancelled flight and the reason for it, or at least the reason they came up with for it.
05-02-2020, 10:47 AM
#739
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2009
Posts: 212
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05-02-2020, 10:53 AM
#740
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: 787
Posts: 3,202
to say United is more Fd is funny. We’re all on a bus headed off a cliff but the guy in the front row will hit the ground first.
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