Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

I've done it for all of my vacations, it's pretty easy once you know where to look.

On the PBS bidding page, look to the top right corner of the page, and click on the "Condition" tab. It will give you a drop down box, click on Vacation Slide.

Then it will show your week(s) of vacation in Oct. If you want to move it backwards (earlier in the month) you click on the Minus sign, input the number of days, in your case, "-2". then click Add, it will show up in your bid line just like Prefer Days Off, etc.

As long as there is enough manning, it should slide it for you.

This assumes -2 will keep all your vacation days in Oct., yes? You cannot slide it into another month.

Jughead

09-08-2013 06:02 AM

Thanks Timbo

Timbo

09-08-2013 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jughead (Post 1479830)

Thanks Timbo

Did you find it, the Condition tab? Did it make sense after you saw it? When I did it, I also put my prefer days off just under my slide request, in case I didn't get the slide. I'm right at 50% in my category, and I was able to slide a week to cover Thanksgiving, and again in Dec. to cover Christmas! :eek:

I was amazed it slid it, but we had plenty of reserve coverage. If your category is short, or you are very junior, it might not slide it for you, but since it's not a Holiday type month, I'll bet it will work.

Jughead

09-08-2013 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1479831)

Yep - found it. I'm having some sort of other trouble with PBS though - says something like "Your session will end and you will be logged out in NaNs." There's a box of text right over the area where I need to work. I see where I need to go to do the slide - just can't make it happen. I haven't had the need to bid in a while, so this is a new one.

But thanks for your help...when I figure this out, I'll know what to do.

tsquare

09-08-2013 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 1479368)

"Awesome" news if you're an executive, I suppose, and in line for big bonuses.

Our paychecks won't change one iota, and neither will it help us negotiate a better contract.

Keep thinking like an hourly employee Drank. You will most assuredly be pushing for an extension of the retirement age when you get there....

johnso29

09-08-2013 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by boog123 (Post 1479547)

You sure do know a lot of stuff for being " just a line" guy.

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1479548)

Either that, or he reads more than one thread on APC.

This has been a topic for discussion on the Regional side for a while.

The Company is complying with our small jet scope.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!!

johnso29

09-08-2013 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1479565)

Think that's interesting, look at his posts 1 year ago compared to now.

Do you by chance have anything constructive to add?

Columbia

09-08-2013 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MD88Driver (Post 1479573)

PD--in the long term, I think you are mistaken. Having gained the S&P 500 status will help us secure lower interest rates and better negotiating capital with all lenders. This will enable us to pay down debt more quickly, or reduce our current interest payments (if we negotiate or exchange our current debt for newly-issued debt at lower rates.) Think of it as you moving up your personal credit rating and all that that encompasses--loans, insurance rates, etc. With the company doing better, it is another argument ALPA can use to justify a larger payraise at the next round of negotiations.

Funny, all the dalpa folks on here say pay raises will only happen when the other companies raise their pay rates and not the financial health of the company.

Purple Drank

09-08-2013 07:13 AM

^^^^^spot-on!

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