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Old 12-05-2013 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GBU-24
Does anyone still have the email on when the DC plan folds? Did you have to say where the funds were to go? or did I miss it...
Contributions stop Jan 1 and go into DPSP instead. Other than that, the DC Plan stays as is until it goes to one of the options you choose for it (sometime in 2nd quarter 2014 I think). Haven't seen anything yet on how/when to make that choice.
Old 12-05-2013 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
I've had this on my sked. It means OK NO FLY.
They've never said a word to me but here's what somebody told me is going on:

Are you a captain that has not flown for 30 days or more?

I think OKNF is a code generated by the chief pilot. Skeds has a red flag pop-up and checks with the chief pilot or duty pilot to see if its OK to fly you or if you need a couple legs of "warm-up". You generally do not need anything if you've been on the airplane for awhile. If there's no other issues and you're just a reserve who hasn't flown -- you just get automatic OKNF.

If you are a new captain or new on the airplane or if there is something else going on with you I think they might give you a call and have a chat. They might offer you a warm-up with a check airman if you want one. Its not a check ride. If its been 60 days or something then maybe they require a warm-up. I'm not sure what the exact policy is.

Thanks,

I did reserve last month and did not fly so that is probably why I had it show up.
Old 12-05-2013 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
Same hotel. Different name. Nothing's changed.
If you are referring to the JFK short it should be a new hotel that just got done being remodeled. Its next door to the old one but I believe its a new property for us.

Seeing the other comments, I guess we have not moved, yet....

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Old 12-05-2013 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
Jed-
I agree with your interpretation.
The sick leave verification program is not a HIPAA violation.
We "voluntarily" authorize our doctors to provide information to Delta.

The problem is that its not really voluntary under most people's definition of the word. At least not on an individual basis. Our company and our union have entered into a contract which coerces you to give up your privacy rights or lose your job.

They can do that. Its not illegal. ALPA is our collective bargaining agent. We elected them and we have authorized them to enter into such agreements on our behalf. I wish they wouldn't have done it, but what's new? There are a lot of things I wish they wouldn't do.

Hopefully we will have a new Master Chairman next week who won't be quite so "constructive".
That's an interesting inrerpretation but I doubt it would stand the tests of the courts if anyone went through the hassle of pressing to test it. Can a CBA ratified by the majority force you into a religion? Can it permit racial discrimination? Just because you work under a CBA doesn't mean that CBA superceedes federal/state/etc law.

If a pilot stuck to his/her principles and HIPPA rights and refused to waive them, the FAR's/IMSAFE requirements would easily be more than enough to steamroll any company bullying in the long run, even if they decided to go nuclear and take pilots hostage over it for the short term. What would be even more interesting than that would be for a pilot to actually waive their HIPPA rights, allow a medical doctor (particularly a "company doctor" but any doctor really) and have that doctor write a "ops check normal, could not duplicate" letter, then have the pilot get in trouble over it. The legal and financial remedies available against the company and that doctor would be massive, and fully backed by the FAR's.

The only thing more flagrant than a doctor putting his/her name to something saying a pilot absolutely did not have a stomach ache/feel nautious/have ultra low viscosity emmissions/etc would be for an employer to financially harm said pilot because of a worthless opinion letter like it in the first place. A doctor can say you are sick, but they can't say you're not and they really can't say you weren't sick a few days ago. Some pilot is going to get very rich off of that kind of pilot pushing safety infringement eventually, or at the very least get a nice fully paid vacation.
Old 12-05-2013 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by surfnski
Anybody know if the forecasted retirements were as published on the APC profile page?
Don't know what is posted there, but looking at the Jan 13 and Dec 13 seniority lists, it looks like the current plug is 162 numbers higher. Interestingly enough, the bottom 4 guys on the list in Jan 13, don't appear on the Dec 13 list. So, some retirements, some furlough guys dropping off the list, and some guys leaving for other opportunities I guess.
Old 12-05-2013 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirtdiver
Hockey is correct. From the Nov Flight Ops News:

The short layover hotel for JFK
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New York was recently rebranded from the JFK DoubleTree to the
XXX
Hotel
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JFK Airport
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ll other information including phone numbers and amenities remain unchanged

Name redacted
I was told we will be changing to a completely different building starting in January.

Last edited by johnso29; 12-05-2013 at 10:51 AM. Reason: Wrong month initially
Old 12-05-2013 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
I was told we will be changing to a completely different building starting in January.
Johnso29 is correct.

The Doubletree did change to a Radisson several months ago, but we are moving next door to the brand new hotel that just opened up.

Should be a blurb in the MEC Vectors that will be out later today. Actually, we are changing on January 1st to new hotels in JFK, GRU, TPA, PEK and on Jan 5th GUM.

Tom
Old 12-05-2013 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MoonShot
Don't know what is posted there, but looking at the Jan 13 and Dec 13 seniority lists, it looks like the current plug is 162 numbers higher. Interestingly enough, the bottom 4 guys on the list in Jan 13, don't appear on the Dec 13 list. So, some retirements, some furlough guys dropping off the list, and some guys leaving for other opportunities I guess.
I will have to double check the new list. I think I only moved up 30 #'s give or take a couple.
Old 12-05-2013 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by WideRide

"If the trip does not fit, you don't get sh**!" - How did I do, TSquare?

You are a poet and don't know it.
Old 12-05-2013 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug Masters
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That right there is funny ya'll.
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