Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
06-22-2013 | 09:53 AM
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From: Light Chop
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I got to the airport early and was put on the standby list for an earlier flight. A uniformed pilot was also on the list commuting to ATL for work. I got the last seat and he had to wait for the next flight. Another uniformed pilot took the cockpit jump seat. He did not help me with my bag though.... Pretty much every time I fly stand by, a nice Non Rev gives up a seat for me. Since the CEO got his own thread, I figured I start one for all the other employees who fly all the time and rarely as space confirmed...
I got to the airport early and was put on the standby list for an earlier flight. A uniformed pilot was also on the list commuting to ATL for work. I got the last seat and he had to wait for the next flight. Another uniformed pilot took the cockpit jump seat. He did not help me with my bag though.... Pretty much every time I fly stand by, a nice Non Rev gives up a seat for me. Since the CEO got his own thread, I figured I start one for all the other employees who fly all the time and rarely as space confirmed...
06-22-2013 | 10:09 AM
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06-22-2013 | 10:21 AM
Straight QOL, homie
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I see an MSPM88B flight left 2.5 hours late today while the company trolled for an inverse assignment ho-er, I mean, "hero" to save the day.
No wonder Delta hasn't hired.
No wonder Delta hasn't hired.
06-22-2013 | 10:27 AM
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All aside, somewhat to not see any announcement from us at the Paris Air Show. I guess that falls in line with our current practices of buying used, tried, and tested airframes. I could care less about the "new plane smell", but I can't help to feel that we may not be in the best position to accelerate international wide body flying when the time comes. Global economic recovery may be slowly recovering, or it could be indefinitely out of sight.
Someone had mentioned it a few pages back, but has anyone looked at it to see if the AF/KLM orders would be growth or replacement. I only ask because my rep has told me that AF/KLM is dragging their feet in pulling down flying over the Atlantic and that is why we are out of compliance with our share of the flying. Once AF/KLM pulls down flying we should be able to be within compliance with minor adjustments by the end of the cure period.
I have not run the math as I fail to possess the appropriate degree of cognitive function to process such information, but it seems unlikely that AF/KLM Atlantic flight reduction will occur and/or brings us into compliance. Aircraft orders are long-term investments and we are only 8 months away from the look back, but it does signal a lack of intention on AF/KLM's part.
Furthermore, ALK seems to becoming more of a likely merger going forward. No rep has conveyed that directly, but indirectly it's in the back of their minds.
Anyone know how many pilots ALK has hired in the past 5 years? 10 years?
Inquiring minds want to know....
Just a few rambling thoughts for the day.
Someone had mentioned it a few pages back, but has anyone looked at it to see if the AF/KLM orders would be growth or replacement. I only ask because my rep has told me that AF/KLM is dragging their feet in pulling down flying over the Atlantic and that is why we are out of compliance with our share of the flying. Once AF/KLM pulls down flying we should be able to be within compliance with minor adjustments by the end of the cure period.
I have not run the math as I fail to possess the appropriate degree of cognitive function to process such information, but it seems unlikely that AF/KLM Atlantic flight reduction will occur and/or brings us into compliance. Aircraft orders are long-term investments and we are only 8 months away from the look back, but it does signal a lack of intention on AF/KLM's part.
Furthermore, ALK seems to becoming more of a likely merger going forward. No rep has conveyed that directly, but indirectly it's in the back of their minds.
Anyone know how many pilots ALK has hired in the past 5 years? 10 years?
Inquiring minds want to know....
Just a few rambling thoughts for the day.
06-22-2013 | 10:30 AM
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I'm not talking about the occasional green slip.
06-22-2013 | 10:32 AM
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I'm coming off vacation tomorrow and on RES and was given a SC before noon. I thought we could not be assigned anything prior to noon? Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks,
SW
Thanks,
SW
06-22-2013 | 10:32 AM
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keep in mind the IA might be a pilot walking off another jet. I one time timed out and schedulings solution was for me to deadhead and IA a pilot.
06-22-2013 | 10:35 AM
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Kinda funny y'all mentioned the F86 yesterday...just happened to be playing around with this the past few days...
06-22-2013 | 11:05 AM
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That's right, FTB. And there is no way SWA has FO's making more than our Capts, because they are SWA and fly only 737s and we are mighty Delta.
There's also no way Alaska has taken over our western US flying, because they only exist to feed our international flights from Seattle.
And there's no way DL customers have had bad service on DCI, because "our customers prefer those mainline jets with 70 or more seats" according to RA.
There is no way we are falling behind any other airline, because "look at US Air"....oh crap, they are hiring and growing. "Er, no, American"...no, they are hiring as well. Even with their combative independent union.
"Well, things are horrible in the cargo world"...unless you like making 180k your second year and having an A fund.
"Don't worry about GOL, they only fly inside Brazil"...they are just firing up their international routes now...expect to see them flying DL widebody pax in the future.
"We have a scope improvement opportunity!"...lumping in another airport to help management meet their numbers? Really? Next time I sign a contract, I'll try that one. I'll promise to pay a $500,000 for a house. Then, at closing, I'll bring $400,000 and ask them to count another hundred sitting in my 401k as the rest of the purchase price. And if the sellers are ALPA, they will say yes, thank me, and offer to renegotiate the terms if the value of my 401k ever decreases.
"Well, the out of balance Atlantic flying will be fixed in our favor any day now"...yes, they will start to begin considering a way to form a committee to find a way to think about meeting their contractual obligation around the time my grandchildren are born.
There's also no way Alaska has taken over our western US flying, because they only exist to feed our international flights from Seattle.
And there's no way DL customers have had bad service on DCI, because "our customers prefer those mainline jets with 70 or more seats" according to RA.
There is no way we are falling behind any other airline, because "look at US Air"....oh crap, they are hiring and growing. "Er, no, American"...no, they are hiring as well. Even with their combative independent union.
"Well, things are horrible in the cargo world"...unless you like making 180k your second year and having an A fund.
"Don't worry about GOL, they only fly inside Brazil"...they are just firing up their international routes now...expect to see them flying DL widebody pax in the future.
"We have a scope improvement opportunity!"...lumping in another airport to help management meet their numbers? Really? Next time I sign a contract, I'll try that one. I'll promise to pay a $500,000 for a house. Then, at closing, I'll bring $400,000 and ask them to count another hundred sitting in my 401k as the rest of the purchase price. And if the sellers are ALPA, they will say yes, thank me, and offer to renegotiate the terms if the value of my 401k ever decreases.
"Well, the out of balance Atlantic flying will be fixed in our favor any day now"...yes, they will start to begin considering a way to form a committee to find a way to think about meeting their contractual obligation around the time my grandchildren are born.
06-22-2013 | 11:43 AM
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Never heard the nothing before noon thing...
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