I got one of those, someone else didn't answer their SC call and at 1500 they call for a 1605 deadhead departure.

1 hour and 5 minute to GO. They held the jet of 160 passengers. Didn't help the flight was B3 either.

Said it takes me 1:30 to get to the crewroom, 1 hour drive and 30 minutes in the parking lot. By the way, 30 minutes might not be enough, 44 minutes the other day from the time I arrived in the parking lot til the crew room. Nice.

Anyways, they said I could park at short term, sounded fun to me. $68 for 30 hours of parking and that was a month ago and still haven't be reimbursed. Already talking to the CPSC.

 

Yep, ftb... you can be at 79:59 on an ALV 82 month and get involuntarily taken for a 17:01 credit trip.

 

The open question is how much scheduling is going to cut up trips to make pilots fit just under ALV so they can be assigned the +15.

 

Nah, it's just in phase II.

You can find 717 rumors going back to 2010, it took til 2012 to have a quid pro quo presented.

They're working on the quid pro quo.

COST NEUTRAL+

 

My quote should have read 80 hours for guarantee.

On point, though, I bet it's going to be somewhat aggressive when they are tight. They are on a green slip mitigation binge, and it's been quite frequent to break up a trip to make it fit on my rsv days.

I just love how we eliminated trip parking and gave them something much more onerous that can be used throughout all categories.

 

You must be watching my wife's tile guys doing her pottery studio. Looks great, goes around corners and into the closet. Plus, these guys can do it without a computer

 

I'm on a 4-day that is being done by 3 pilots by two bases all to make it work with SC restraints. They can do some neat things.

 

Ferd watching the tile guys doing the pottery studio.



I'd be nervous.

 

Council 44 notes - this guy is downright funny!

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The Phantom Speaks

Speculation continues to run rampant about the size of a narrow-body order. Up to 50 from a vendor is possible. Which vendor? Well the Phantom doesn’t have any facts, but apparently the manufacturer had something in common with _____toast, ______fries, ______maids, and a place Lance Armstrong is associated with. Just sayin’.


Fill in the blank…
Further progression is also rumored to be coming in our fleet as well:
A319,
A320,
A___.

4, 8.5, 3, 3 is steady progression but the Phantom was thinking “Hey! When’s the next ‘event’
so we can move even further ahead?” Well . . .


Most Favorable Merger Partner
Hats Leather Jackets

Airline A No Yes û

Airline B No Yes û

Airline C Yes No ü

Airline T No Yes. û

Here’s another riddle…

Q. What do 46°53'01"N 102°47'20"W, 17,787 people, 7,521 households, 4,308 families, and Delta Air Lines have in common?
A: Dickinson, North Dakota. One of the new routes and destinations for 2013 that keep adding up. It may not sound fancy, but apparently it’s a valuable market. Who knew?


In addition to the others in the merger, SWA is having another teachable moment. They can’t requal their AirTran 717 pilots for CQ because someone has bought up all the simulator time in the country. They may have to train in CHINA! That means buying their guys tickets on . . .wait for it . . . Delta!

More merger rumors . . . Now that Southwest is completing the integration of AirTran, are they eyeballing someone else? Perhaps someone far from Atlanta? Can their fleet of 737s be ETOPS certified?

This summer looks like it could be a hot one (for GSs). Plan accordingly. Or, if you’re like the Phantom and you’d like the summer off, bid the 717.

Management put some lithium-ion batteries in their business-plan calculators and came up with the conclusion that the Delta pilots will have to wait for the 787. But . . . it was made public at the company Leadership Conference. They’re thinking about a wide-body order . . . one condition . . . it actually has to fly.

 

Ferd, going for non sequitur post of the year. ...


What the heck has any of this got to do with Average Line Value and the fact Delta's min staffing model is going to be green slip heaven (if you're into that kind of thing)? I wouldn't get my hands dirty with any of them, but Jennifer Grey, pre rhinoplasty as a aerobatic pilot in Wind kinda caught my fancy as something I could get into.