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FL370esq 06-11-2021 06:59 AM

That was not uncommon on the Shuttle....especially on a 5-leg day where you overblock on the first two or three legs and then they drop the last turn rather than keep running in delay and this knock you back down to your original guarantee. All that "work" for nothing....well.....there was the earlier finish so you could have that going for you, which is nice. 😁

sailingfun 06-11-2021 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by notEnuf (Post 3248472)
Good to know we are making improvements in some areas over time. Are you satisfied now? I'm not. There needs to be a premium to prevent other than absolutely necessary changes. The auto-rerouter/optimizer has no checks or balances.

I guess it comes down to what you consider a necessary change. The key reason Delta survived and flourished post chapter 11 was RA taking the helm and making ontime and reliability the number one priority. Excelling at that is what led Delta to significant margin increases over the competition, rapid advancement fir pilots and the PS checks we enjoyed pre covid. Handcuff the company on reroutes and the numbers go in the wrong direction.

3 green 06-11-2021 07:50 AM


Originally Posted by notEnuf (Post 3248472)
Good to know we are making improvements in some areas over time. Are you satisfied now? I'm not. There needs to be a premium to prevent other than absolutely necessary changes. The auto-rerouter/optimizer has no checks or balances.

I think any reroute should be paid with reroute pay no matter what the cause of the reroute is. The senior guys who bid good trips with a lot of pay credit and good layovers really get the worst deal when a reroute happens. For junior line holders, a reroute probably improves their trip. Either way, I think reroute pay should always be awarded no matter what when a reroute occurs.

notEnuf 06-11-2021 07:54 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3248497)
I guess it comes down to what you consider a necessary change. The key reason Delta survived and flourished post chapter 11 was RA taking the helm and making ontime and reliability the number one priority. Excelling at that is what led Delta to significant margin increases over the competition, rapid advancement fir pilots and the PS checks we enjoyed pre covid. Handcuff the company on reroutes and the numbers go in the wrong direction.

I disagree with your reroute centric on-time thesis. It has everything to do with employee efforts and the pilots among other groups making things happen. The scripted DXX timeline and the adherence to it by all workgroups while departmental changes were endured was the key. WDR, APU, fuel, catering, groomers running over HVCs to clean the cabin, etc.

DELTAFO 06-11-2021 08:13 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3248461)
Its is actually possible to have a reroute reduce pay and I had it happen more than once. It has always been quite common to get rerouted going through major hubs. 25 years ago we used to bet each other if we would get a reroute going through ATL. The way you lose money is if early in the rotation you have made a bunch of time increasing the value of the rotation and then you get rerouted. You are only guaranteed the original value. I don’t recall anyone really *****ing about reroutes back then because most of us considered it part of working for a airline. We didn’t get all the extra pay awarded now either as the contract simply paid you your original trip or the value of the reroute whichever was higher at straight rates. I was once rerouted from a turn into what ended up being 7 days. No premium pay. The SO did try and expense purchasing additional underwear but was denied!

I don't think that because our reroute language is better than it was 25 years ago means it's good. I think there is still room for improvement. For example, single pay, no credit for all flights/deadheads done during a reroute regardless of whether it's the first, middle, or last day.

It would help alleviate the pain from fact that currently your seniority means nothing once you sign in for your trip.

crewdawg 06-11-2021 08:25 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3248461)
I don’t recall anyone really *****ing about reroutes back then because most of us considered it part of working for a airline.

Seasonal layoffs used to be a thing in the airline industry, I guess we should just be thankful that we don't have those anymore...

FangsF15 06-11-2021 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3248497)
I guess it comes down to what you consider a necessary change. The key reason Delta survived and flourished post chapter 11 was RA taking the helm and making ontime and reliability the number one priority. Excelling at that is what led Delta to significant margin increases over the competition, rapid advancement fir pilots and the PS checks we enjoyed pre covid. Handcuff the company on reroutes and the numbers go in the wrong direction.

HOGWASH. Who’s side are you on again? Holy freaking cow.

Bert Sampson 06-11-2021 11:51 AM


Originally Posted by Bergman (Post 3248424)
As I recently said to someone else, you lead a charmed life my friend. I’m on the ER now and have been rerouted 3 times in the last 30 days. For no extra pay. I did get one day dropped. YMMV. Happy you’ve had better luck, but that doesn’t mean pilots aren’t getting worked over.

I’m not saying they’re not, but as the logic of this board dictates that the most egregious anecdotes become the assumed norm regardless of statistical frequency, simply color me skeptical that the loudmouths *aren’t* overpowering the narrative. But improve away at PWA language, I’m not going to stand in your way.

GucciBoy 06-11-2021 12:22 PM


Originally Posted by FangsF15 (Post 3248582)
HOGWASH. Who’s side are you on again? Holy freaking cow.


If you have to ask, you don’t read his posts regularly…

Denny Crane 06-11-2021 01:00 PM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 3248461)
Its is actually possible to have a reroute reduce pay and I had it happen more than once. It has always been quite common to get rerouted going through major hubs. 25 years ago we used to bet each other if we would get a reroute going through ATL. The way you lose money is if early in the rotation you have made a bunch of time increasing the value of the rotation and then you get rerouted. You are only guaranteed the original value. I don’t recall anyone really *****ing about reroutes back then because most of us considered it part of working for a airline. We didn’t get all the extra pay awarded now either as the contract simply paid you your original trip or the value of the reroute whichever was higher at straight rates. I was once rerouted from a turn into what ended up being 7 days. No premium pay. The SO did try and expense purchasing additional underwear but was denied!

That happened to me too. My point was, as a regular line holder, you cannot be paid less than the original trip is worth.

Denny


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