A friend of mine mentioned getting rid of golden days. I kind of agree. I mean golden days are great but if you're out on a trip and you break and you can't get home that day and end up flying on your golden day, that's allowed. (as far as I read it).

How about you touch a day off it's premium pay without consideration to the GS trigger or it's on top of RES gar-run-tee (and based on 5.15 credit).

So the thought is if you roll a day off, it becomes very very expensive.

16 Days Off and ALV+5? What do you think?

Or more importantly, what does Scambo think?

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Justice dept and several states are fighting the AA/USA merger? Interesting...

But, but, but....

I thought they deregulated the Airline Industry in 1978?! :eek:

We are in the most regulated deregulated industry there is!

The truth is, it'll be approved, just as soon as someone at AA makes a huge Campaign Contribution. :rolleyes:

Because they are short of the cap, and too junior to get a greenslip?;)

Not too junior. They are senior to me and I have already done a green slip.

Then I don't know, maybe they commute and can only pick up the stuff that is easier to commute to?

U beat me to it. Looks like one of their main problems is the new AA would control 69% of DCA. DAL might be chomping at the bit when they are forced to divest some of that 69% and we can take back what we traded in the slot swap from a couple years ago.

and do you know what's just as good as a campaign contribution?

"I'm going to hand you a list of my family and friends you should hire at American in your department for Community Relations. $125k pay plus beneies is a good start, $300k if youd like the merger approved. And im sure youre fine if they only show up never. or just for social engagements or meetings at resorts."

I haven't sat reserve under the new system. I may next month for the first time. I put in a pretty harsh bid to avoid the month I got this month. I'll try to roll some thunder if that happens.

By the way, trip parking is back in my category. You need 3 guys instead of 2 due to the A and B crews.

I did okay last year, but am taking it easy this year. Just pretty much flying the line that I get. Green slips are virtually non existent.