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Staffing is just part of the problem. Crew Tracking and Crew Scheds still handle reroutes during IROPS manually on paper, completely inadaquate for an operation this size. The problems with Hotels is that we have outsourced that task to a company that can barely handle it on a normal day...

Razorback one

08-09-2014 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Razorback flyer (Post 1702260)

Atlanta had another patented meltdown last night. Guys were timming out left and right, 4+ hour holds to speak to anyone in crew ops support, dozens of pilots sleeping in the lounge because the couldn't get a hotel or get through to accommodations. Good times!

I wasn't there so I really can't comment... but I will anyway.
If a pilot needed a hotel, could not get in touch with anyone, why didn't said pilot just go get a hotel and expense it?
I can't imagine a scenario where I would sleep in the crew lounge where the company owed me a hotel. Short of no rooms available. Different story there.

R1

NwaBusDriver

08-09-2014 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Razorback one (Post 1702350)

It definitely shouldn't be counted as rest.

tsquare

08-09-2014 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 1702326)

Was it Tstorms? We left for ACC half empty. We were expecting 224 but only had 156 due to Atl-JFK flight being delayed.

I think your problem was Ebola...

Bainite

08-09-2014 10:49 AM

Sitting onboard my commuting flight to ATL. All boarded and 1:30 past sched departure but no pilots and the agents have no idea where they might be.

tsquare

08-09-2014 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bainite (Post 1702387)

Sitting onboard my commuting flight to ATL. All boarded and 1:30 past sched departure but no pilots and the agents have no idea where they might be.

Just wait until we get our tablets. They will know exactly where everybody is. In addition to being a paper replacement, it is going to be an electronic leash.

Get off my lawn.

PilotFrog

08-09-2014 11:07 AM

Seems there isn't just a pilot shortage. In the famous words of Goose, "Mav, you have the number of that truck driving school we saw on TV? Truck Masters, I think it was? I think I'm gonna need that..."

America's Truck Driver Shortage - Business Insider

GunshipGuy

08-09-2014 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Bainite (Post 1702387)

Sitting onboard my commuting flight to ATL. All boarded and 1:30 past sched departure but no pilots and the agents have no idea where they might be.

If you're at VPS or PNS tell them to give me a call and I'll come out and do it for triple pay.:D

LandGreen2

08-09-2014 11:22 AM

10th and M

Do any of you pack seafood home when doing the ANC layover? 10th and M used to be the place...do they still give airline discount, or cash discount? Do they sell whole-fish-you-fillet or just pre-packed fillets?
Thx

DAL 88 Driver

08-09-2014 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Bainite (Post 1702387)

Sitting onboard my commuting flight to ATL. All boarded and 1:30 past sched departure but no pilots and the agents have no idea where they might be.

Man did I luck out! Left ATL Thursday on a 4-day maddog trip that doesn't see ATL again until the very last leg Sunday night. Got assigned the trip on reserve. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!!! :D

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