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10-01-2006 | 10:41 PM

#31

Merlin

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Originally Posted by MAWK90

... but in my boeing....the same thing that flips those switches can pour me a cup of coffee.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be drinking that coffee if I thought of the engineer as a switch flipping thing that pours coffee.

10-02-2006 | 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MAWK90

Also, at least in the Boeing when we get a quick change from 36L to 36R we don't have to pull out the QRH to do it.

Here's a newsflash for some....you shouldn't have to in the -11 either. Just fly the f'in airplane.

10-02-2006 | 09:35 AM

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"Also, at least in the Boeing when we get a quick change from 36L to 36R we don't have to pull out the QRH to do it."

11's never get runway changes. It's an FAR.

10-02-2006 | 04:44 PM

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From: Retired UPS 767 Captain, SDF Z

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Originally Posted by sandman2122

Just announced $2.6 billion for nearly 90 757-200's.............

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060925/20060925006038.html?.v=1

They had me doubting it, well, after reading the disclaimer, it still does.

Will all of these 757-200s be paid on the narrow body pay scale at Purple?

10-02-2006 | 04:55 PM

#35

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Originally Posted by fr8rcaptain

Will all of these 757-200s be paid on the narrow body pay scale at Purple?

Yes. There is specific wording in the new TA setting possible 757 and 737 at Narrow Body Pay.

10-03-2006 | 03:45 PM

#36

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Originally Posted by fdx727pilot

Yes. There is specific wording in the new TA setting possible 757 and 737 at Narrow Body Pay.

Why should this be a surprise. When We had a the "8" it was paid as a NB, even though the (future) A-310 would carry less. But than the "8" was a silver plane.

11-09-2006 | 04:33 PM

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From: Ret AD, back to AA

They might be from AA...

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Originally Posted by furloughman

Where are they going to find 90 757s?

I was just reading on our union website a rumor that it is AA that will be selling the bulk of their 757's to FedEx. AA in this scenario would be picking up a bunch of A-319/20/21's from Airbus quickly and on the cheap to cover the loss of AC. FedEx would supposedly also pay AA to maintain the all the 75's.

Anybody at Purple heard any recent rumors about this?

11-09-2006 | 05:16 PM

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Deleted cause I quoted the wrong post

Last edited by HoursHore; 11-09-2006 at 05:49 PM.

11-09-2006 | 11:04 PM

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Don't know about maintaining them but I hear the AA just set up a P to F mod facility at DFW.

11-10-2006 | 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fecav8r

Don't know about maintaining them but I hear the AA just set up a P to F mod facility at DFW.

Aviation Week says AA is setting up a 757P-757F mod operation at AFW. The article was before the FedEx 757 announcement. It didn't say whose airplane were being modified or who the recipient would be.

Mark