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05-21-2007, 11:59 AM
#22
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Joined APC: May 2006
Posts: 2,889
I may be trying to be a bus driver on the next bid. Any current Bus drivers got encouraging/discouraging words on the current lines? Seems lots of stuff I used to enjoy doing is now on the bus, so I might need to move too.
How's the school? How's the life? Thought I was done with walk arounds but it may be time to bite the bullet....
MD-10 lines interest me but so many guys senior to me on the 727 have jumped or are in the process of jumping I think doing day/domestic will be tough. Lots of those same guys that bid that stuff are within a month of being MD-10/11 FOs....
FWIW...if I could "beam" myself over the seniority list I'd be about 65% right now on the lastest bid. So--anyone with opinions on the bus life...I'm listening....
How's the school? How's the life? Thought I was done with walk arounds but it may be time to bite the bullet....
MD-10 lines interest me but so many guys senior to me on the 727 have jumped or are in the process of jumping I think doing day/domestic will be tough. Lots of those same guys that bid that stuff are within a month of being MD-10/11 FOs....
FWIW...if I could "beam" myself over the seniority list I'd be about 65% right now on the lastest bid. So--anyone with opinions on the bus life...I'm listening....
05-21-2007, 12:34 PM
#24
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Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: 777 CAP
Posts: 494
Originally Posted by Wildmanny
Fellas:
I like the tone of this email a little better too.
I'm slightly perplexed on the hiring thing though. How can he predict a 10-12 month lag? I recognize that we're fat, but 10-12 months fat? I'm trying to figure out who is going to fly all these airplanes that keep coming and are scheduled to come.
Anybody have any ideas on this? Posturing or the real scoop? Bean counter misdirection?
Glad to be here.
WM
I like the tone of this email a little better too.
I'm slightly perplexed on the hiring thing though. How can he predict a 10-12 month lag? I recognize that we're fat, but 10-12 months fat? I'm trying to figure out who is going to fly all these airplanes that keep coming and are scheduled to come.
Anybody have any ideas on this? Posturing or the real scoop? Bean counter misdirection?
Glad to be here.
WM
05-21-2007, 12:34 PM
#25
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Bus Driver
Posts: 521
Originally Posted by Albief15
I may be trying to be a bus driver on the next bid. Any current Bus drivers got encouraging/discouraging words on the current lines? Seems lots of stuff I used to enjoy doing is now on the bus, so I might need to move too.
How's the school? How's the life? Thought I was done with walk arounds but it may be time to bite the bullet....
MD-10 lines interest me but so many guys senior to me on the 727 have jumped or are in the process of jumping I think doing day/domestic will be tough. Lots of those same guys that bid that stuff are within a month of being MD-10/11 FOs....
FWIW...if I could "beam" myself over the seniority list I'd be about 65% right now on the lastest bid. So--anyone with opinions on the bus life...I'm listening....
How's the school? How's the life? Thought I was done with walk arounds but it may be time to bite the bullet....
MD-10 lines interest me but so many guys senior to me on the 727 have jumped or are in the process of jumping I think doing day/domestic will be tough. Lots of those same guys that bid that stuff are within a month of being MD-10/11 FOs....
FWIW...if I could "beam" myself over the seniority list I'd be about 65% right now on the lastest bid. So--anyone with opinions on the bus life...I'm listening....
05-21-2007, 12:35 PM
#26
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: HKG Bus Driver
Posts: 115
Originally Posted by Busboy
I think there must be something wrong with my calculator. I just went to the company's copy of the CBA to see what date the rest of our "signing bonus" would be paid. And, noticed the NBCAP total doesn't add up on my calculator. This is what it has:
Bonus per Pilot
--------- DOS---6/1/2007----Total
WBCAP $14,000 - $16,000 -- $30,000
NBCAP $12,000-- $14,000 -- $26,500
Bonus per Pilot
--------- DOS---6/1/2007----Total
WBCAP $14,000 - $16,000 -- $30,000
NBCAP $12,000-- $14,000 -- $26,500
05-21-2007, 12:43 PM
#27
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: MD-11 Captain
Posts: 4,304
That's a lot for a "junior varsity" NB Capt ... I think they should have received less and the VARSITY received more. Same with hourly rates also ... but if we cut the NB (over 10 year) engineer pay I bet a bunch of the OVER 60 guys would go away. We could use the money to give NB s/o a raise in years 1-5.
No ... I'm not serious
Mark
No ... I'm not serious
Mark
05-21-2007, 12:47 PM
#28
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
Posts: 675
Originally Posted by FDXLAG
Lots of positive on the commuter angle as well. Addressed (I did not say fixed) all of the issues in the deviation getting tighter thread. Maybe someone who post here wispers in his ear.
05-21-2007, 12:47 PM
#29
Line Holder
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Position: MD-11 Capt
Posts: 48
Originally Posted by FedExBusBoy
I dont think that has any effect on manning whatsoever. I could be wrong but I just dont understand the logic behind your statement. A trip that is left in open time will be flown by a reserve anyway ...right??
If you have 10 R-days in a row, and your 3 days of recurrent training end up in the middle of your R-days, all 10 R-days get dropped, and you have to do make up if you want to get paid in that month. That sucks a lot of trips out of open time. It used to be that you only dropped the R-days in conflict and the days on either end weren't very efficient for crew skeds.
05-21-2007, 01:43 PM
#30
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Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: MD10 FO
Posts: 307
Originally Posted by Beaverdam
Fedexbusboy,
If you have 10 R-days in a row, and your 3 days of recurrent training end up in the middle of your R-days, all 10 R-days get dropped, and you have to do make up if you want to get paid in that month. That sucks a lot of trips out of open time. It used to be that you only dropped the R-days in conflict and the days on either end weren't very efficient for crew skeds.
If you have 10 R-days in a row, and your 3 days of recurrent training end up in the middle of your R-days, all 10 R-days get dropped, and you have to do make up if you want to get paid in that month. That sucks a lot of trips out of open time. It used to be that you only dropped the R-days in conflict and the days on either end weren't very efficient for crew skeds.
What really helps them (and us) is the removal of the 48 open time blackout. Before, if you wanted one of those trips, you had to roll the dice with a general make-up, now we can see these trips, some very cherry, and pick them up. The result is low reserve utilization and almost no VLT or Draft.
