Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-05-2013, 06:45 AM
seeing the large hubs...
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Originally Posted by Free Bird
Just wanting to verify how long a duty day can be for a short call. If someone were to go on sc at 1930, if called out early the next morning wouldn't their day have to be done by 1130 the next day?
03-05-2013, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Yeah. Finished about a week and a half ago. Had to take a two week vacation after that!!
Been down in Cabo with the wife for a week of recovery and heading home tomorrow. Have my TOE in about a week. 
Denny
Been down in Cabo with the wife for a week of recovery and heading home tomorrow. Have my TOE in about a week. Denny
I'm in and out of AMS 13th to 23rd. Let me know what ya get for OE!
See ya around the airport.
Ferd
03-05-2013, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
I've heard there is an FO up there that can be a bad influence.
03-05-2013, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I hear partying with Ferd is like trying to keep up with the barefoot kenyan dude in a road race. Don't expect to keep up... Just marvel at his prowess, and maybe later he'll show you some mad pottery skills.
Ok there was the night in Max Lager's a few months ago. Hint: ask Scambo about raw eggs, hadn't done THAT in almost 20 years
But I still talk a good game.....and I have per diem!!
Ferd
03-05-2013, 06:57 AM
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What about LLC's A330's...think that they are going to keep the orders that they have? Quite a few, I believe....
03-05-2013, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by alfaromeo
If you just want to attack with one liners or sentence by sentence deconstructions, then ignore this post as you will be unhappy reading it.
...a reserve pilot should expect to sit 4-5 short calls per month on average. This was not designed for people like me that choose to commute, ...
...so a short call day where you aren't called is not a duty day.
...If you want a reserve system designed for commuters
...then you are going to have to change the rest of the pilot group's mind because that was not a priority on the contract survey.
Its really hard to build a house on the kind of foundation you're starting out on WRT this issue.
03-05-2013, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DogWhisperer
What about LLC's A330's...think that they are going to keep the orders that they have? Quite a few, I believe....
Heard that from a guy who wouldn't say where he heard it, so take it for what it's worth...shameless rumor-mongering
03-05-2013, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Schwanker
Stock price up again. I guess the markets liked our latest "capacity discipline" numbers which were just released. EB just gave a presentation at JP Morgan as well. Listened to it-no earth shattering news.
So we have that going for us.
03-05-2013, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by iaflyer
I believe your contractual duty day doesn't start until sign-in, but your Whitlow day starts when SC starts. (ie: you could deadhead somewhere at the tail end of a trip and go past 1130)
03-05-2013, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
Denny....Congrats Man!!
I'm in and out of AMS 13th to 23rd. Let me know what ya get for OE!
See ya around the airport.
Ferd
I'm in and out of AMS 13th to 23rd. Let me know what ya get for OE!
See ya around the airport.
Ferd
Denny
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