Calendar day
01-07-2018 | 12:41 PM
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Calendar day
Evidently we are getting calendar day back here at AA after 26 odd years. There is opposition to it because the fear is that trips will tighten up with earlier shows, later release, and longer 4-5 day trips so the airline can get max productivity for the 5.15 calendar day.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
01-07-2018 | 01:21 PM
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Evidently we are getting calendar day back here at AA after 26 odd years. There is opposition to it because the fear is that trips will tighten up with earlier shows, later release, and longer 4-5 day trips so the airline can get max productivity for the 5.15 calendar day.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
We have average day of 5:15, which I think has been generally well received.
01-07-2018 | 05:09 PM
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Evidently we are getting calendar day back here at AA after 26 odd years. There is opposition to it because the fear is that trips will tighten up with earlier shows, later release, and longer 4-5 day trips so the airline can get max productivity for the 5.15 calendar day.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
What has been the experience at DAL with this? Did trips change after implementation or have you always had it? Any intel appreciated.
Im much more a fan of min day pay, but it seems like a pretty big ask compared to what we have.
Just be prepared for a 7-8 hour flying day with 2 2-3 hour flying days and getting paid 15:45
01-08-2018 | 05:08 AM
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Yup....but it is better than the "Bankruptcy to FAR117 LOA" time when you could work 6.5 hours, have a 30 hour layover, and work another 6.5 hours and get 13 hours for 3 days of work rather than today's 15:45. At least we are moving in the right direction.
01-08-2018 | 06:25 AM
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As a commuter to ATL, the trips seem to be pretty good. The 3 days are a mixed bag, 4 days are mostly commutable, and the 5 days are very commutable (afternoon show, early AM release). I only have a year sample size and I'm sure it could be better.
On the narrowbody, it seems like everything is built very close to the 15:45, 21:00, 26:15. They really don't like having soft time in there. The widebody trips tend to pay with the trip rig 3.5:1 so the 5:15 doesn't come into play.
On the narrowbody, it seems like everything is built very close to the 15:45, 21:00, 26:15. They really don't like having soft time in there. The widebody trips tend to pay with the trip rig 3.5:1 so the 5:15 doesn't come into play.
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