All GDO flying is on top of guarantee.

So for a 737 FO you will gross $61 per hour * 61 hours for guarantee = $3721 for your base pay.

Lets say you pick up a two day trip on your GDOs. You show at 0700z, or 0200 local, do one leg to MCI for 1:46 of block, and then are released at 1046z for 13:44 of rest. The next day(that night, local) you report at MCI at 0030z, do two legs back to CVG, block 2:08, and are released at 0518z.

Your block has earned you $238, but as the trip was on GDOs you also earn $488 in GDO pay. Which you will see on you end of month paycheck, the following month.

 

Excellent.. Thats much better than 150 percent over time at many companies especially the block isnt really high..

 

Not really. At a scheduled carrier, you may start on reserve with 12 days off, but as you move up and hold a line you could end up with 15 or more days off. At Southern you'll get 11. No more, ever. So its like you're already trading four or five days off, just to get to guarantee. Yes, 4 hours is better than 1.5 when you have low block time, but its nothing compared to Atlas getting 12 hours plus block on their fourth GDO. And they have three more days off to start with.

 

And they are in the same union.

 

Thanks for the info guys

 

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DHL Action Message: Local 1224 Carriers Unite

From the Executive Councils of ABX, Atlas, Kalitta and Southern to the Membership:

The leadership of the Local 1224 ACMI carriers that operate a substantial part of the DHL network is committed to improving the working conditions, compensation, and benefits for our members in order to provide them with a stable, productive and rewarding aviation career. We are no longer interested in being only a final stop for aging aviators or a brief stepping stone for young pilots just looking to gain experience.

ABX and Kalitta are currently negotiating new contracts and Atlas and Southern will enter into contract negotiations within the next year. While the membership of each carrier is free to prioritize and negotiate their contractual needs, by coordinating our efforts we will stop the race to the bottom that has infected the piloting profession for far too many years. To that end, for the first time in DHL’s history of pitting one American carrier against another, we are banding together as one and for the good of all.

As an individual pilot, you may feel powerless and individual members of each carrier may wonder what can be done to reverse the descent. What can be done is a well-integrated plan combining the power of collective bargaining with the fortitude of labor action that will provide the desired outcome.

The Local 1224 leadership has been researching all the legal aspects concerning DHL’s business relationships with our carriers; you will hear from President Wells on that subject. Meanwhile, we are uniting our pilot group in opposition to DHL’s plan, which is to undermine your power to bargain for a fair contract. We have already experienced DHL’s intentions to lower the bar during the 737 start-up, by moving aircraft amongst our carriers disrupting the lives of our members and, most recently, supporting the creation of an entity whose sole purpose is to undermine our work.

With over 750 pilots flying the DHL network out of the Cincinnati hub, we have the collective power to bargain for needed contractual improvements and job security for our members. DHL demands stability in their system; we in turn, also demand stability in our careers and our profession.

Your Executive Council is asking for your support in achieving these goals.

The time has come for us to stand up for the profession and ourselves. We must remain united in our opposition to corporate maneuvers that cause instability in our careers and the lives of our families.


Fraternally and Collectively,

The Executive Councils of ABX, Atlas, Kalitta and Southern
APA Teamsters Local 1224

 

A new Captains bid was awarded today. Five of the six slots went fairly senior, 2010 hires, the junior awardee was a 12/14 hire. There are about a dozen 737 FOs senior to the junior captain.

 

Does that mean people are bypassing upgrade??

 

I would presume it means that anyone on the 737 bypassed does not meet the company or turbojet experience requirements.

Lots of 777 guys have no interest in the Guppy job, even with a Captaincy.