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I am sure they're being hammered to clean and then move to the next jet. Something is wrong with the system because crowding passengers is the norm. Except somehow you fly to a small out station and the agents clean it and we still turn fast.

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^^^^^^^^^^This!^^^^^^^^^^^

It's like a weird variation of Whack-A-Mole when they're trying to pop in the plane. But still a tad bit better than their hanging outside half blocking the door and thanking the passengers for flying with us.

EdGrimley

04-18-2014 12:40 PM

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Roadkill

04-18-2014 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 1624951)

ATL7ERB, 73NB, and 717B have zero days next month where reserves available meet or exceed reserves required. Should be a fun month...probably a fun summer too.

This is the massive downside to increased reserve utilization and productivity. Ability to tweak sched drops to nil and QOL is taking a huge hit. Very difficult to swap or drop.

badflaps

04-18-2014 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1625485)

There's a gym in Term A where the old "speed line" used to be. I've used it twice...Not grand but takes care of said 3hr sits!
...Sorry T beat me too it!

The speed line is gone? What is next, no more flight kit storage?

Doug Masters

04-18-2014 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1625698)

The speed line is gone? What is next, no more flight kit storage?

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Alan Shore

04-18-2014 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1625689)

This is the massive downside to increased reserve utilization and productivity. Ability to tweak sched drops to nil and QOL is taking a huge hit. Very difficult to swap or drop.

An increase in reserve utilization and productivity would result in more of a surplus of pilots, not less. What we are seeing here is the result of insufficient hiring and an airline that has been drawn down nearly as low as it can contractually go.

That said, I agree that the upshot for us is a hit on QOL.

Roadkill

04-18-2014 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Razor (Post 1625571)

I asked for but didn't get a day off that I need next month. Now I have to try and get out of the trip. I need off on day two of a 4-day and all four days have inadequate reserve coverage. I won't be able to drop it but reserves available is greater than 25% of reserves required so I should be able to use my APD. My question is do I put in for an APD on day two only, get the entire trip dropped and can then try to GS or WS something on the other three days?

YES!
Apd one day only then u can pickup around It. U can never fly later on a day with apd listed so just apd the one day to drop the trip.

Hillbilly

04-18-2014 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by index (Post 1625623)

Hillbilly-

Although I disagree with your position, I've got to applaud your unemotional response. Like FTB said, it's kinda fun to lose your cool. You've now robbed me of the chance to hurl another round of insults.

My apologies to you. You sound like a nice guy and we just have a difference of opinion of what needs to be done.

No worries. If we ever cross paths, first round is on me brother. We all tend to be more like minded than not when we get out from behind these computers.

hookshot123

04-18-2014 01:59 PM

Reserve Rest Acknowledgement

Say you are on a single X day when scheduling calls to leave a message assigning rest starting at midnight after the X day till 6 am to get a 30 hour break.

If you wait till 2 am after the X day ends to acknowledge the rest, did you just break the rest period and negate the 30 consecutive hour break?

Capt. Hook

SawF16

04-18-2014 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1625689)

This is the massive downside to increased reserve utilization and productivity. Ability to tweak sched drops to nil and QOL is taking a huge hit. Very difficult to swap or drop.

After doing some research- it looks like this issue is popping up all over in categories where there are a large number of new hires- the issue is the new hires have been awarded non-shadow reserve days with the expectation that they will complete IOE in time to be available- but many of these folks won't do their line check until late in April. The reserves available matrix won't reflect their on call days until the LCA puts them into the system as complete. For the NYC 320B, every single weekend reserve for the month of May is a new hire who is not yet "qual" but is also not a shadow bidder- hence with 10 guys on reserve, we currently show zero available.

This has more to do with the fact that the new hires are clustered into a few cats than any productivity gains.

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