New Rumor From Good Source Another Excess
08-05-2009 | 02:09 PM
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30 from bottom,
The reserves are undermanned. If you look at last years reserve lines, you will probably see that they have significantly cut them down. In the MEM MD FO, we have around half of the reserve lines we used to have.
When they cut the amount of reserves, the company can dilute our BLG even more. In my seat, they added around 50-60 people as line holders. 50 (more line holders) X 60 (our "new BLG") = 3000 hours. We have around 700 MEM MD-11 FOs. Just by reducing reserve lines by 50 (and making them line holders), that alone cut our BLG by about 4 hours per month.
These are rough numbers, and actually it is probably worse. I didn't look at how many FOs were pay only.
The company believes (and they are correct) that they can man most open trips with reserves. Most trips are picked up every morning and the few left will be assigned to reserves. They will draft occasionally, but a little time and a half is a pennies to the savings from 4A2B.
The reserves are undermanned. If you look at last years reserve lines, you will probably see that they have significantly cut them down. In the MEM MD FO, we have around half of the reserve lines we used to have.
When they cut the amount of reserves, the company can dilute our BLG even more. In my seat, they added around 50-60 people as line holders. 50 (more line holders) X 60 (our "new BLG") = 3000 hours. We have around 700 MEM MD-11 FOs. Just by reducing reserve lines by 50 (and making them line holders), that alone cut our BLG by about 4 hours per month.
These are rough numbers, and actually it is probably worse. I didn't look at how many FOs were pay only.
The company believes (and they are correct) that they can man most open trips with reserves. Most trips are picked up every morning and the few left will be assigned to reserves. They will draft occasionally, but a little time and a half is a pennies to the savings from 4A2B.
08-05-2009 | 02:22 PM
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08-05-2009 | 02:32 PM
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And, I know what you mean about the handwashing...It's so distracting to walk around with that salmon-Ella smell on your fingers.
08-05-2009 | 07:53 PM
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From what I have heard Flag Ops has stricter duty limits. It is causing alot of head scratching because we are looking at an undermanned situation if the whole company goes to it. Supposedly the company is trying to "swing" some deal that we are Flag Ops only on the ultra long distance flights, but the FAA is saying you either are Flag or your'e not. It is kind of like being a little bit pregnant.
08-05-2009 | 08:13 PM
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Sounds like ALPA fuzzy math to me. How can it require fewer bodies when it has more restrictive duty parameters? If it was a great deal for the company it would be implemented tomorrow. Maybe there is some "hidden money" out there for us.
08-05-2009 | 09:22 PM
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I got that a little wrong before.
NC said theylooked at Flag Ops and don't see much of a bump in pilot manning. Company predicts only 30 add'l pilots int'l and no add'l domestic (very few trips go over 30 in 7 currently)
NC said theylooked at Flag Ops and don't see much of a bump in pilot manning. Company predicts only 30 add'l pilots int'l and no add'l domestic (very few trips go over 30 in 7 currently)
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