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I thought 117 made the 3 pm check on the last day off an illegal item? The FAR said you can't be compelled to do anything for the company on your days off. So how did DALPA use that as an excuse not to grieve

As for me I was given a SC and did not acknowledge until 9 hrs prior. I had a discussion with a supervisor as the first scheduler who wanted me either to take the original start to the sc as I called in voluntarily even though it was less than 10 hrs, or take a PD. The supervisor slipped the sc so I would be in compliance, but it took a bit of talking and coming up with alternatives.

I tried to uphold the contract by not acknowledging a short call conversion until past the 10 hr window (PWA requires acknowledgement 1 hr prior). Called crew skeds and fully expected a PD, but they just rolled back the short call back to a later start time.

Timbo

03-11-2014 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 1599907)

I flew a trip with a two digit FA last month that was hired the same month I was born...almost 50 years ago.

I showed one of those new hire F/A's a picture of our number 1 F/A, Bob, who is 89 now...they were shocked, they couldn't believe he is still flying! Neither can I.

I don't know what dirt he has on who, but some how he keeps getting through their recurrent program.

OceanCrosser

03-11-2014 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1599902)

And the F/A's I get to fly to Dubai with could all be MY MOM! :eek:

I'm sure they were all just as hot when they were new hires, but that was in 1965!

Hah!!! Try the Tuesday, Wednesday crowd working the upper deck flying ATL-NRT....:D

Bless their heart!!;)

OC

Sink r8

03-11-2014 08:06 AM

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Significance?

georgetg

03-11-2014 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 1599961)

Significance?

It marks the beginning of the end of the Delta Alaska enhanced marketing agreement.

Expect more of these announcements soon...

Cheers
George

FL370

03-11-2014 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 1599961)

Significance?

717 base announcement? :D

Sink r8

03-11-2014 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1599968)

It marks the beginning of the end of the Delta Alaska enhanced marketing agreement.

Expect more of these announcements soon.

Thanks. It sure doesn't seem to be having a negative effect on Alaska's stock, so I see a merger as less likely. You agree? Seems likely that AMR and Alaska will cozy up some more instead.

No HND/Japan partner, and no feed on our terms... Seems like we're going to need to commit our own metal heavily in SEA and elsewhere to have a stronger Asia operation as NRT gets marginalized. I actually don't quite see where we'll get enough real estate in SEA or LAX to make it happen, but the more we do ourselves, the better.

Sink r8

03-11-2014 08:25 AM

...and a 717 base announcement ;)

flyallnite

03-11-2014 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by FL370 (Post 1599970)

717 base announcement? :D

I would think there has to be more west coast based narrowbody flying in light of this development. I know Crew Resources said nothing in the cards but... c'mon...

hockeypilot44

03-11-2014 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 1599907)

I flew a trip with a two digit FA last month that was hired the same month I was born...almost 50 years ago.

I'm always amazed at how proud our F/A's are of the fact that they've been working here for 5 decades. I would think they would be embarrassed of the fact that they are working until they die. I guess I have different goals in life.

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