777-300's.

Aug Bid results-- I really do think the new top-down denial has had an effect. Like 80, this is the worst schedule I've gotten for years. Four day redeyes worth 16 hours, while guys below me are getting at least 21hr 4 day redeyes.

I went through with PBS desktop bidder and also the flightline software, and looked at what happened to my pool of available trips using the new top-down denial if (as happened) the new method denied "avoid redeyes" halfway down my bad-stuff list.

Using the old method, by the time it reached "avoid redeyes" and denied it to be able to build me a schedule, it would have ALSO denied "avoid saturdays" "avoid sundays", "avoid landings in Mexico", "avoid landings in Dominican Republic", etc. There would have been a pool of about 50 trips to choose from, and all my "award good trips based on credit/day" would have at least gotten me a decent paying redeye.

HOWEVER, now the algorithm starts out by saying "you MUST have a redeye to have a line, so I'll just remove this..." and it then allows all the other avoids... so when it finally gets to the very first AWARD attempt, well it has only about 10 redeyes in the pot and they are all the worst paying crappers in the package. Sure they don't land in Mex or SD and are on the weekday, but what I get on the first attempt is alllllll bad redeyes because that higher avoid was deleted, while the junior avoids remained, leaving ONLY bad redeyes in the available pot for the first completion attempt.

We're going to have to do some serious what-if rewriting of our bids due to this new methodology, I thought it was a good thing but further study of the results shows me it will take a LOT more bid lines to make it work correctly...

404 Atlanta unknown calls... just got two of them, no message left. Clearly a call from Delta as that's the only 404 calls I've ever received. What's that mean? I have a bunch of days off, so could be an IA, but there are reserves avail for tomorrow and only a few GS went out today. Maybe it was the goat comment?

unrelated good news:
The pilot union at American Eagle Airlines has rejected a plan to establish a so-called B scale for new hires at the airline that is trying to win new flying in the merger of its parent company AMR Corp. with US Airways Group, the Dallas Morning News reported.

oh if only these fellow coworkers understood why I am laughing in the back of his poorly driven hotel van.. I'm about to puke... trying to read, type and this driver sucks.

that was freaking horrible.

I applaud this ALPA MEC for saying no and not entertaining the idea of a "B scale" which at a regional airline would effectively be a "C scale".

American Eagle pilots reject idea of lower pay scale for new employees | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News

Ooop there it is.....

83 Asiana plane crash survivors to sue Boeing, airline | Fox News

DPA calling to have you renew your card? I had a voicemail from a dude in DTW today. If you have an expired card it could have been an ATL guy calling to have you renew. There is ZERO chance I will be renewing my card, but found the call interesting nonetheless.

I'd rather have a greenslip than be overpromised on a day off by the DPA.

Haha, Carl! Beautiful!

Already renewed mine, and $ent a check!

IMHO it's just a matter of time until we are all DPA....