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01-14-2010 | 06:07 PM

#21

AerisArmis

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From: Zeppelin Tail Gunner

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Originally Posted by BOYCAPTAIN

historically fdx staffs the airline at 70% and 30% is flown as dft..vlt..m/u..etc....they dont care as long as it is flown...service failures are what matters....there is only one reason we got a contract and one reason only...SERVICE FAILURES!

The truth. Save this post for future reference in say.....two years.

01-17-2010 | 07:16 PM

#22

aircum

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2 Draft calls today. However I was swamped today with football.

01-18-2010 | 12:37 PM

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DLax85

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From: Gear Monkey

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Originally Posted by aircum

2 Draft calls today. However I was swamped today with football.

It's past peak ---- there is no way were still undermanned.

I mean I'm waiting for the next hub turn mtg/RGS briefing where mgt states that all that draft over Xmas was just a peak anomaly.

01-18-2010 | 12:52 PM

#24

Time Off

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From: Airbus F/O

Got called twice last week. Turned both down! #1 Airbus F/O chick took it to pad her wallet. Not bad pay for a 30 min flight.

Airbus trip 4879, 5 Jan 2010.

01-18-2010 | 01:22 PM

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MD11Fr8Dog

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Originally Posted by DLax85

It's past peak ---- there is no way were still undermanned.

I mean I'm waiting for the next hub turn mtg/RGS briefing where mgt states that all that draft over Xmas was just a peak anomaly.

We're so overmanned, one of my crashpad roomies on R24 got hotel standby this week!

01-19-2010 | 01:48 PM

#26

990Convair

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Originally Posted by Time Off

Got called twice last week. Turned both down! #1 Airbus F/O chick took it to pad her wallet. Not bad pay for a 30 min flight.

Airbus trip 4879, 5 Jan 2010.

Drafting today ( Jan 19 ) For MEM MD11 F/O airport standby's

01-19-2010 | 02:37 PM

#27

AFW_MD11

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From: MD11 FO, ANC

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Originally Posted by DLax85

It's past peak ---- there is no way were still undermanned.

I mean I'm waiting for the next hub turn mtg/RGS briefing where mgt states that all that draft over Xmas was just a peak anomaly.

you meant no way we're still OVER-manned? (just clarifying)

01-19-2010 | 05:48 PM

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DLax85

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From: Gear Monkey

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Originally Posted by AFW_MD11

you meant no way we're still OVER-manned? (just clarifying)

Their justification for "drafting at times" over the past year has been "very short term undermanning" --- that specific night, that specific seat (like during that one hub turning mtg "O" ran in the beginning of 4A2B, when they actually made an annoucement drafting for 727 SOs in the middle of his presentation ---- Awkward!!)

... or during peak (i.e. like the now famous "We're drafting in ALL SEATS ALL AIRCRAFT" that went out on New Year's Eve morning in the AOC).

Now that we're past peak there's no way that particular "undermanning" can possibly be going on ---- can it ???

Nah, we're definitely, definitely still overmanned.....all that Xmas undermanning and draft was just an anomaly.

Last edited by DLax85; 01-19-2010 at 05:49 PM. Reason: added verbiage