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11-03-2017, 08:47 PM
#1482
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
I was just needling him a bit..........in fun of course!
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11-04-2017, 01:03 AM
#1483
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Position: retired 767(dl)
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Originally Posted by FL370esq
Oh...I got that. But it makes me laugh that the shiny CS100 pays more than B717 yet carries less pax. Obviously newer pays more. 😊
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11-04-2017, 05:51 AM
#1484
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Originally Posted by badflaps
Make sure it is not paying in "Loonies."
(Wonder if the Mirabel-made ones get delivered with a year's supply of Tim Horton's and a poutine maker in the galley?)
11-04-2017, 07:13 AM
#1485
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Originally Posted by buckleyboy
You are not alone, JB. Some of still prefer a cockpit to a game room where you simply caress a stick and anticipate/await dehumanizing comments directed at oneself.
11-06-2017, 02:57 AM
#1486
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
I find it distracting when Fifi is insulting the Captain while I'm landing.
Now that's funny right there.
11-06-2017, 03:28 AM
#1487
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[QUOTE=qball;2460168]
Haha - I feel the same way on my commute as well.
Originally Posted by gloopy
They're better because they've shed massive capacity and up gauged as fast as they can towards the upper limits of what they are permitted to fly.
You'd never know it by my commute. I must be in the 50 seat capitol of the planet
You'd never know it by my commute. I must be in the 50 seat capitol of the planet
11-06-2017, 03:49 AM
#1488
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Originally Posted by FL370esq
Oh...I got that. But it makes me laugh that the shiny CS100 pays more than B717 yet carries less pax. Obviously newer pays more. 😊
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11-06-2017, 07:12 AM
#1489
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Monday, November 6th, noon in Atlanta.
No AE in ICrew.
No Monthly Update from Flight Operations.
No Monthly Update from Crew Resources.
Conflicting reports from the Training Center regarding the C-Series.
Misinformation about delays being caused by "interior modifications"
KLOA's offered and not awarded
MD-88 trip mix completely messed up
Training cancellations for MD-88 pilots
Things don't appear to be shaping up well for 2018 staffing, the May bid was too big, and should have been spread over several months. I think it's too soon to call it a crisis, but there will be fallout from the delays in training and aircraft deliveries. We will retire almost 400 pilots between now and the end of 2018, that amount to double in coming years, there has been no relief from the FAA on the MD88 FANS lack of capability, and our regionals struggle to complete flights for a lack of pilots, and we are about to ask more of them. It's not out of the question that we'll see vacations cancelled, staffing levels below contractual levels, and more pressure to fly while sick or fatigued, and further shifting of routes and flying to JV partners to cover the coming shortage.
You can't just put 1/3 of the pilot force into training at once. As time goes by without any AE's, the backlog only increases, and the trickle down effect will grow. 2 year seat locks may become unrealistic.
With our disparate fleet types, it's multiplied even more. The lack of communication from the company at this point is concerning, and it points towards a lack of a coherent plan going forward. I don't know what we as pilots can do to mitigate the fallout, other than hope that DALPA has a plan to enforce what protections we do have in the contract. I think 2018 is going to be an "interesting" year in the Chinese sense of the word...
No AE in ICrew.
No Monthly Update from Flight Operations.
No Monthly Update from Crew Resources.
Conflicting reports from the Training Center regarding the C-Series.
Misinformation about delays being caused by "interior modifications"
KLOA's offered and not awarded
MD-88 trip mix completely messed up
Training cancellations for MD-88 pilots
Things don't appear to be shaping up well for 2018 staffing, the May bid was too big, and should have been spread over several months. I think it's too soon to call it a crisis, but there will be fallout from the delays in training and aircraft deliveries. We will retire almost 400 pilots between now and the end of 2018, that amount to double in coming years, there has been no relief from the FAA on the MD88 FANS lack of capability, and our regionals struggle to complete flights for a lack of pilots, and we are about to ask more of them. It's not out of the question that we'll see vacations cancelled, staffing levels below contractual levels, and more pressure to fly while sick or fatigued, and further shifting of routes and flying to JV partners to cover the coming shortage.
You can't just put 1/3 of the pilot force into training at once. As time goes by without any AE's, the backlog only increases, and the trickle down effect will grow. 2 year seat locks may become unrealistic.
With our disparate fleet types, it's multiplied even more. The lack of communication from the company at this point is concerning, and it points towards a lack of a coherent plan going forward. I don't know what we as pilots can do to mitigate the fallout, other than hope that DALPA has a plan to enforce what protections we do have in the contract. I think 2018 is going to be an "interesting" year in the Chinese sense of the word...
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