Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1298312)

System wide the company has only averaged just under 3 short calls a month for the last several years for reserve pilots. You would never make a case that they are putting people on short call just because they can. There is a agreement on numbers of short calls and the company has so far shown excellent compliance. The union does look into pilot issues with excessive short calls. 99 percent of the time the pilots have miss understood the short call list and the days and times pilots are on call. If you feel they are abusing your category call ALPA. They will check out the dates you give them. Tomorrow is however the busiest travel day of the entire year.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1298495)

Anyone else paying attention to the massive turd of a TA UAL/CAL pilots received? If it's ratified, it won't help us at all. We will be lucky if it doesn't pull us down!!!

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1298174)

Is there an IROP forecast in ATL tomorrow? SC numbers are 50% greater for M88 FOs than what was planned for by crew scheduling for tomorrow. What's the purpose of putting that POS out if they have no intention of following it?

Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 1298498)

I know their pay is a year behind us and a little less, but what else is wrong with it, Johnson. I stopped looking after I saw that.

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 1298469)

5-B-2-c-(1) A Reserve’s “Flying Hours” is the Actual Block Hours performed in the Bid Period, plus the scheduled block hours yet to be performed in the Bid Period, plus one (1) hour for every two (2) hours of deadhead performed (CONCESSION) or yet to be performed associated with revenue flying, excluding deadhead associated with CRAF and Charter flying...

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 1298470)

5-D Deadhead deviation
5-D-5-b-(2) Last leg dh lineholder must contact Company after last flying segment to CHECK FOR REASSIGNMENT. If none, he shall be released, provided that WITH SUFFICIENT REASON, THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE HIM TO REMAIN AVAILABLE for up to 3 hours, or 1900lcl for reassignment.

So, you get to sit for FREE for three hours. And, you may miss your DH flight home....or whatever else you had planned to do with your time off.

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 1298486)

20-A-10 A Pilot who operationally flies into a vacation period shall have the lost vacation day(s) added to the end of the vacation period.

HUGE concession. Do you think that Jeff works into his vacation? Or Pete? Or Fred or anyone else besides the peons?

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1298518)

newK,

Here's a few of their gems right here.




50% DH credit for a reserve, & 0 credit on charter flights?!?




Line holders have to check if it's OK to deviate? Oh, & you might have to sit ready reserve after finishing your trip??!!



We are our own worst enemies. Thank goodness DALPA won't even consider letting us fly on our vacation.

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1298519)

There are situations where you have to fly into vacation. If your in Istanbul and the jet breaks your going to work a day into your vacation if you were getting back the day prior to its start. There is simply nothing that can be done to prevent that type of situation. There are however no other situations where the company can fly you into your vacation. If in fact due to a IROPS you fly into your vacation your eligible for financial recovery of any vacation costs you may have lost.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1298521)

Sailing,

I understand there are situations beyond the companies control that will cause one to fly into vacation, but we at Delta can't volunteer to do so. I'm thankful for that. UAL however, doesn't want that.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1298517)

Johnny Football for the Heisman....please.