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Old 08-01-2014 | 08:14 PM
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There's no money in 4-engined large aircraft.

Old 08-01-2014 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
There's no money in 4-engined large aircraft.

Anecdotally, I had to fly to ORD for an appt. Bought a ticket on AA round trip. 737-800 both ways. Their cabin service sucks. On the 4 hour flight back to LA, the FAs passed through coach one time asking "do you want anything?"

About 3 hours into the flight, I walked to the rear galley looking for a glass of water. All 3 FAs had the curtain drawn, feet kicked up and were playing Candy Crush.

I'm so happy to be working for Delta and partnering with a, largely, professional group of associates.

Carry on.
Old 08-01-2014 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Ummmm OK, I'll bite. Just how do you propose "not granting relief" to upcomng displacements? Just not show up en masse for training when assigned? They can displace whomever they want, whenever they want. THEY buy the airplanes, and THEY deploy them. WE only fly them...
Their will be no displacements. Training is already a cluster. They cannot start a reverse waterfall. Dickson already said they are approaching the association for relief.

Concessions allowing a non seniority early out.

Which is fine if we get a 10% hourly increase in exchange. We will get nothing and grant relief because our PWA is written in pencil.
Old 08-01-2014 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Anecdotally, I had to fly to ORD for an appt. Bought a ticket on AA round trip. 737-800 both ways. Their cabin service sucks. On the 4 hour flight back to LA, the FAs passed through coach one time asking "do you want anything?"

About 3 hours into the flight, I walked to the rear galley looking for a glass of water. All 3 FAs had the curtain drawn, feet kicked up and were playing Candy Crush.

I'm so happy to be working for Delta and partnering with a, largely, professional group of associates.

Carry on.
I posted that for the view of the TBIT and our codeshare partners flying the big uglies. First one I stumbled upon had a 'murican 777 and that awful paint scheme. Look past the eyesore tail!

If you think their cabin service is bad, you should see their cockpit procedures! Pretty sure they remain unchanged since the 1960's.

This is more what I was going for:

Old 08-01-2014 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gzsg
Their will be no displacements. Training is already a cluster. They cannot start a reverse waterfall. Dickson already said they are approaching the association for relief.

Concessions allowing a non seniority early out.

Which is fine if we get a 10% hourly increase in exchange. We will get nothing and grant relief because our PWA is written in pencil.
They had better not be talking seat locks. After all this stagnation, then a 'now-you-see-it-now-you-don't' bid, we've paid enough into the program. Now, if they want to pay protect me for what I can hold and then lock me, fine.
Old 08-01-2014 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I posted that for the view of the TBIT and our codeshare partners flying the big uglies. First one I stumbled upon had a 'murican 777 and that awful paint scheme. Look past the eyesore tail!

If you think their cabin service is bad, you should see their cockpit procedures! Pretty sure they remain unchanged since the 1960's.

This is more what I was going for:

Oh no, I got it, just looking for a reason to vent on AA. Can't wait 'til the US Air thing starts percolating.
Old 08-01-2014 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Anecdotally, I had to fly to ORD for an appt. Bought a ticket on AA round trip. 737-800 both ways. Their cabin service sucks. On the 4 hour flight back to LA, the FAs passed through coach one time asking "do you want anything?"

About 3 hours into the flight, I walked to the rear galley looking for a glass of water. All 3 FAs had the curtain drawn, feet kicked up and were playing Candy Crush.

I'm so happy to be working for Delta and partnering with a, largely, professional group of associates.

Carry on.
Union vs non union.
Old 08-01-2014 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I posted that for the view of the TBIT and our codeshare partners flying the big uglies. First one I stumbled upon had a 'murican 777 and that awful paint scheme. Look past the eyesore tail!

If you think their cabin service is bad, you should see their cockpit procedures! Pretty sure they remain unchanged since the 1960's.

This is more what I was going for:


You younguns can fall in love with those God-awful POSs if you want, but I'd rather have a bunch of 737s than a single one of those things. Butt ugly... it doesn't fly, it is repelled by all that is Holy on this planet.
Old 08-01-2014 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
You younguns can fall in love with those God-awful POSs if you want, but I'd rather have a bunch of 737s than a single one of those things. Butt ugly... it doesn't fly, it is repelled by all that is Holy on this planet.
You're missing the point.

We are parking our largest and highest paying equipment while the companies we codeshare with are taking delivery of more big uglies.
Old 08-01-2014 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Anecdotally, I had to fly to ORD for an appt. Bought a ticket on AA round trip. 737-800 both ways. Their cabin service sucks. On the 4 hour flight back to LA, the FAs passed through coach one time asking "do you want anything?"

About 3 hours into the flight, I walked to the rear galley looking for a glass of water. All 3 FAs had the curtain drawn, feet kicked up and were playing Candy Crush.

I'm so happy to be working for Delta and partnering with a, largely, professional group of associates.

Carry on.
Did they make fewer and shorter PAs?
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