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Old 07-08-2008 | 04:41 AM
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....So for me it now really boils down to how much I'm willing to give up to avoid a compulsory train ride (or hydrofoil????). It's a train ride I'll probably take anyway, but if the same day were scheduled in a car or plane, that train would be saving me time and maybe bank.

How many years of doing that would make it worth what I would have given up to give me that choice.

Is it really that big of a difference?

I suppose it depends on how long you are in the FDA.
....let's please remember the FDAs are where are future growth will occur...and the terms we agree to now are what we'll have to live by in the future ---- for all pilots.

...I'd urge folks to take a "strategic view" of the FDAs.

...what's best for us now AND in the future.

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Old 07-08-2008 | 01:14 PM
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This is why we need to fix the FDA LOA NOW! There could be a lot of us there in a few years ...

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Old 07-08-2008 | 02:40 PM
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777 bid is very close. The ULR FAA meetings are going on right now. Delta, CAL and FedEx are all giving their input.

I hope we don't celebrate new 777 payrates with a furlough announcement.
I don't think we will. If oil keeps rising, we might. However, the news from the Hub meeting last week reported we were 340 overstaffed. Sounds bad until you factor in the 210 we'll need to man-up the 777 in the first bid. That means we're only 130 over staffed after that bid. Considering we'd have to go down to the BLG minimum 48/60 to cover 500 jobs, I think we're okay right now.....but then what do I know? I just thumb the red tabs, serve coffee and back everyone up.
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Old 07-08-2008 | 03:16 PM
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Considering we'd have to go down to the BLG minimum 48/60 to cover 500 jobs,

What do you mean by this?
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Old 07-08-2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bustinmins
I don't think we will. If oil keeps rising, we might. However, the news from the Hub meeting last week reported we were 340 overstaffed. Sounds bad until you factor in the 210 we'll need to man-up the 777 in the first bid. That means we're only 130 over staffed after that bid. Considering we'd have to go down to the BLG minimum 48/60 to cover 500 jobs, I think we're okay right now.....but then what do I know? I just thumb the red tabs, serve coffee and back everyone up.
Dropping the BLG that much would cover a lot more than 500 jobs. Just look at dropping 4000 guys from 68 to 48 CH's in a four week month. That would put 80,000 CH's back into open time. Now how many guys would it take to fly that at 48 CH's each? 1666 guys.
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Old 07-08-2008 | 07:50 PM
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Someone did the math and it ended up being around a 58 hour BLG to cover 500 dudes...
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Old 07-08-2008 | 08:32 PM
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Someone did the math and it ended up being around a 58 hour BLG to cover 500 dudes...
Getting rid of carryover will take care of the problem. Or at least go a long way toward solving it.
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