I've never used an APD before so appreciate your reply. Good to know. Thanks.

jabwmu,

If your category has adequate coverage for the day(s) you wish to drop, there isn't a point to using your annual APD. So as long as all your numbers for the applicable day(s) on the reserve coverage chart are blue just do a PD.

The APD is just a method to drop days if coverage is BELOW the required reserves for the applicable day(s). In short, don't burn your annual APD if your category has adequate reserve coverage.

It was this way when I got hired too, HOWEVER, we got a SC credit for any trip reporting before noon on your first on call day after a X day.

The change was a wash in my opinion because we were flying a lot at the time, and a lot of guys would get assigned at least 2 before-noon reports per month.

Now we are going back up without that provision.

Quick question,
Anyone know anyone get an AMEX card with two free Delta domestic tix lately, and if so how did they recoupe them?

My hunting buddy was asking me....??? I thought they were done by a different department at Delta or restricted to certain flights?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Delta to the rescue
 

Check out the charter page of DLnet, several different types of planes doing it.

I hope Delta got paid a ton of money.
I can't imagine any other reason the company would want to be associated with that SNAFU.

FTB mentioned 330s & 767-400s yesterday. I'll take a look.

748++++++++
 

Boeing warns about unclaimed 747-8 production slots


By: STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC 11:37 12 Feb 2013 Source:

Boeing could be forced to slow down production or build unsold 747-8s after 2013, the company warns in a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A "number" of unsold production slots for 747-8 Freighters and Intercontinental passenger models must be filled after this year to keep production on track at a rate of two aircraft per month, Boeing says in the annual filing.

"If we are unable to obtain orders for multiple Freighter aircraft in 2013 consistent with our near-term production plans, we may be required to take actions including reducing the number of airplanes produced and/or building airplanes for which we have not received firm orders," Boeing says.

As of 31 January, Boeing had 67 unfilled orders for 747-8s, including 39 747-8Fs and 28 747-8Is. The company is building 747-8s at a rate of 24 per year, but customers have not claimed all of the delivery slots for next year.

The market has not yet appeared to turn in Boeing's favour. Overall air cargo demand remains weak and Boeing's expected level of interest in the passenger model by airlines has not yet materialised.

Meanwhile, Boeing says it will continue focusing on reducing travelled work, improving supply chain efficiency and implementing cost reductions.

"If market and production risks cannot be mitigated," Boeing adds, "the program could face an additional reach-forward loss that may be material."

Spirit AeroSystems, which supplies the 747-8 nose section among other components, has not adjusted its production plans so far, chief executive Jeff Turner told analysts on a teleconference today.

"Right now we're assuming that those [unclaimed positions] are going to fill in," Turner says.

with the GS trigger, some of them were probably at straight pay (so basically a WS).