Purple or Brown: Who's schedules are better?
06-11-2007, 07:26 AM
#51
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Well. I don't know about that. There is something in the contract about dropping but I've never met anyone that was able to do it. So, maybe it's there, but we've never been staffed well enough to allow it. My guess we never will be.
06-11-2007, 08:19 AM
#52
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Originally Posted by zulu
When we're fat in a seat you can drop your whole schedule if you'd like (and are willing to take the pay hit). If manning is tight, you can't drop anything, and even moving an r-day or trading a trip can be tough.
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06-11-2007, 10:56 AM
#53
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Position: A300 CA
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Originally Posted by brownwhalerider
Nope you can only trip trade with open time and or drop down to 72 hours I believe. Ie. guarantee - 3 hours. Actually done this one, and ended up with 20 days off in the pay period.
That may be the case at UPS, but if you look at my original post you can see I was replying to viktorbravo's question about FedEx. We (FedEx) can drop down to zero if the position is manned well enough -- I've actually pressed-to-test that one.
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Last edited by zulu; 06-11-2007 at 11:06 AM.
06-11-2007, 06:21 PM
#57
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Originally Posted by de727ups
That would be cool...
Of course its not cool enough to start over, but cool nonetheless.....
06-14-2007, 10:10 PM
#58
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Originally Posted by sscottky72
Where would a recently hired FO expect to be assigned at UPS? SDF or ANC? How many days per month can you expect to be home?
As a reserve guy you'd probably bid 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Minimum 12 days off in a 28 day period (I hope I got this right)
As far as training, I just finished my recurrent at brown. I've been at 4 different airlines before and must say this was the best training experience I’ve ever had. Seemed like they were more interested in teaching than in intimidating - what a concept. (I know nothing about training at purple, I am just comparing to training at some of my previous airlines)
I must say I'm really impressed with what I've seen at brown so far.
Last edited by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE; 06-14-2007 at 10:26 PM.
06-15-2007, 07:08 AM
#60
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Originally Posted by de727ups
That would be cool...
At my previous passenger employer you could drop to a min of 40 hours credit or pick up to a max of 99 Credit.
I have done everything in between !
STAFFING PERMITTING of course ...
Later, Brown CC
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