Again, that's a very cynical way to look at what I said. "You should be in management" nice...

Is a PDC system there to expedite one of the tasks that we do each and every leg? Yes. Does that system work correctly? No. So we all agree that a tool that we use to make the job faster isn't working correctly. Does the ACARS latching problem cause X amount of delays? No. But an airline's performance is all about the aggregate. High volume of operations with a low margin of error. 30 seconds can cause 10 minutes. 10 minutes can easily cause 30 minutes and so on and so on.

Is the PDC issue the 'biggest fish' in the pond of delays? No I don't think so. However, I'd say that any fish in the pond of delays is worth fixing. Fix enough of the problems and you're back on the top of the D-0 list. The reason we're talking about the PDC thing is because someone else voiced frustration with incorrect ACARS initialization. I have never said that the PDC issue is the top thing we need to address. I've only said that it's ONE thing. Printers not working is yet another small fish. But a fish none the less. High volume aggregate. Small things add up. It's never one thing for an entire operations performance, that's all I'm saying.

You're right, if the only options are to call in for a clearance or call and coordinate a ground reset, then yes it's faster to call for your clearance. But you're only overlooking the root problem. The best option is to fix the system so crews are not stuck turning a blind eye to the issue. You can't have official policy be for crews to turn a blind eye. Just fix the issue. I totally agree that writing up stupid stuff is a drag on the system, but one step deeper is that stupid stuff is not right.

 

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This.. It's the same as the ACARS frozen QRH. One CB and you're done.

 

compass has some serious problems here. WOW!

 

Anyone hear any updates on the min-day pay for days with no flight assignments and associated back pay?

Did a bunch of FAI trips in January and don't see the extra hours on my settlement data.

 

Emails were sent out. The way I read it was you get paid for 4 hours if its a calendar day free from duty but it does not count towards credit. Check your paystub. It should be there.

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Just got a response from Payroll dept- "Company hasn't told us to implement yet". Anyone else have any luck?

 

As far as I understand it the company hasn't exactly figured out how to implement it because they're all incompetent. Not only that... It costs money to change computer programs. So bet what they'll do is have you notify them when you need that pay code added. Kinda like when you pick up trips for critical pay.

 

Does anyone else have a huge problem with the fact that we have to explicitly ASK to be paid correctly (in reference to picking up premium/critical flying)? I feel like their "email us within 72 hours of the trip to receive CRI pay" policy is only in place because they think a handful of pilots will forget to email them and they will be off the hook for the extra cash. They act like they're doing you some HUGE favor by recoding a trip as CRI after the 3 days has past, but seriously: That isn't a favor. That's their job. And it shouldn't be a difficult one.

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Yeah, it sucks. The company actually snuck it into our contract, so they're just following the CBA.

 

Nothing was "snuck" into the contract...


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