Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-01-2013 | 08:31 PM
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12-01-2013 | 08:42 PM
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12-01-2013 | 08:48 PM
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Bad example. I can't tell by your post but assume that you are joking. A self licking ice-cream cone is something that serves no useful purpose other than self sustainment. Besides the carrier does not exist to take care of the fighters.
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12-02-2013 | 02:15 AM
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I'm barely over $4000 in dues so far this year, and I feel like I'm working too much.
If we were to go back to the old system of a pay cap, I wonder how many pilots Delta would need to hire. I bet it would be over a thousand.
If we were to go back to the old system of a pay cap, I wonder how many pilots Delta would need to hire. I bet it would be over a thousand.
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12-02-2013 | 03:06 AM
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So, yeah, they would have to hire 22% more pilots, or find another way to make reserves fly more, etc. if we went back to a hard cap of75 hours.
The past 5 years of stagnation is not totally due to age 65. The stagnation was also due to death of the hard 75 hour pay cap.
12-02-2013 | 03:35 AM
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Take it for what it's worth as the training dept. is notoriously rampant with rumors.
My question is: where are are all the current 88 folks going to flow? With little growth on the international side of the house where are we projecting to go?
12-02-2013 | 03:36 AM
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If...as DALPA claims, the new average is 92 hours per month, that is 22% more, per line pilot, than back when we had a 75 hour pay cap.
So, yeah, they would have to hire 22% more pilots, or find another way to make reserves fly more, etc. if we went back to a hard cap of75 hours.
The past 5 years of stagnation is not totally due to age 65. The stagnation was also due to death of the hard 75 hour pay cap.
So, yeah, they would have to hire 22% more pilots, or find another way to make reserves fly more, etc. if we went back to a hard cap of75 hours.
The past 5 years of stagnation is not totally due to age 65. The stagnation was also due to death of the hard 75 hour pay cap.
12-02-2013 | 03:44 AM
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Oh, and we had about 30% of every category on reserve before PBS. We are down to less than 20% now. That also helped stagnation, as more pilots are flying more time, and can pick up to ALV +15, obviously we need fewer pilots.
12-02-2013 | 03:58 AM
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I'm pretty sure (but it was a long time ago) that when I was hired (1985) the cap was 75, all year. I think the flex up to 82 came along later, maybe 1991 or 1996? We also had bow wave and spill back to handle the over/under, but the only way you got paid more than 75 was with a greenslip.
Oh, and we had about 30% of every category on reserve before PBS. We are down to less than 20% now. That also helped stagnation, as more pilots are flying more time, and can pick up to ALV +15, obviously we need fewer pilots.
Oh, and we had about 30% of every category on reserve before PBS. We are down to less than 20% now. That also helped stagnation, as more pilots are flying more time, and can pick up to ALV +15, obviously we need fewer pilots.
12-02-2013 | 04:08 AM
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You are correct sir. PBS was intended to only have 10% on reserve when it was initially proposed. The company intended to cover shortages with white and green slips. They appear to be working toward that with the MD-88 and A320. I have a friend in the right seat of the 777, hired in early 88, who is going to gross well over 300k this year.
I prefer to stay home and go sailing on my off days, rather than rush to the airport for yet another 5-8 day trip.
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