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05-31-2014 | 12:13 PM

#159121

nwaf16dude

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

Any idea what "buffer - skd bl gt 100/672" means?

Sailing- who will own the jets?

It means you didn't get the trip because you it will put you too close to 100 scheduled block hours in a rolling 672 hours (28 days). Don't know exactly how big the buffer is.

05-31-2014 | 12:13 PM

#159122

Bobman80

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

Any idea what "buffer - skd bl gt 100/672" means?

Sailing- who will own the jets?

It mean you are exceeding the buffer for 100 block hours in 28 days. FAR 117 rule.

05-31-2014 | 12:15 PM

#159123

Bobman80

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NWA Beat me to it....

05-31-2014 | 12:29 PM

#159124

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

Any idea what "buffer - skd bl gt 100/672" means?

Sailing- who will own the jets?

You are trying to schedule yourself for over 100 block hour in 28 days? We have green slips you know.

05-31-2014 | 12:51 PM

#159125

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Originally Posted by Flamer

You are trying to schedule yourself for over 100 block hour in 28 days? We have green slips you know.

He may already have a green slip or two.

05-31-2014 | 02:17 PM

#159126

tsquare

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Originally Posted by TOGA LK

I wonder if management is willing to modify Section 1 to eliminate the LAX carveout wrt to Alaska and the SEA not being a hub. If not then a lot of this is just a show.

How do you figure that? It is obvious to anybody paying any attention that the relationship with AS is on the rocks. Goldman Sachs downgraded AS because of the DAL competition!! So are you saying that you want to negotiate to have a section of the contract eliminated that will soon be moot? Really?

A colossal waste of money.

05-31-2014 | 02:21 PM

#159127

tsquare

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Originally Posted by scambo1

Virgin Atlantic is still fuzzy,

IMHO, we as DAL pilots are going to see little to nothing from the Virgin Atlantic JV. We will see some domestic growth, but that will be buried in the other growth that DAL sees in the coming years. That leaves international. THE reason for this alliance is Heathrow. Period. It is a slot controlled airport, and they ain't giving any of that to us. The only growth we will see internationally will be a 50/50 on additional LHR slots, and that's if we're lucky.

05-31-2014 | 03:49 PM

#159128

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog

Any idea what "buffer - skd bl gt 100/672" means?

wow. That's a lot of block time.

05-31-2014 | 04:38 PM

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TOGA LK

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Originally Posted by tsquare

Theoretically, according to you, it shouldn't cost a dime. It would be a good litmus test of their intentions on the left coast however. I agree there had been some growth out here, a lot of it is recovering routes we gave to Alaska several years back, but the absolute lack of any organic domestic operation of any significance is a bit unsettling.

05-31-2014 | 05:12 PM

#159130

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank

wow. That's a lot of block time.

yes and no. I have run against this in the past as well. In February I put most of my trips at the end of the month and in March I put them in the middle. I was passed over for a greenslip because of this.

When all you have is 5 day trips in category you can run up against this flying 75 hours a month.