Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
09-11-2014 | 08:56 AM
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09-11-2014 | 09:00 AM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
So we are taking a 18 aircraft fleet and splitting it into 3 bases? And we wonder why a 16 fleet airplane in a single base (with trips that mostly begin with DHs) can't work. Brilliant.
Of course the fact that the whales lose $1M/month or something like that probably has something to do with it too...
Of course the fact that the whales lose $1M/month or something like that probably has something to do with it too...
Alternatively, why not fly the whales with a couple of engines shut down? My father did a three engine ferry with a 100, then ended up shutting another down. They made it from Africa to Miami just fine (at which point he got off the airplane and refused to fly it any more).
09-11-2014 | 09:02 AM
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The thing that brought this up was someone talking about what someone with a DOH of XXXX could hold. I responded that that was irrelevant, got an earful from him, and all this angst resulted. The fact is though, that DOH IS irrelevant to what someone can hold in the post merger environment no matter how butthurt 1067 gets in being asked about that fact. I'd just rather relevant and useful information be put out, that's all, especially to someone not yet hired.
Now that we know it's better to use seniority numbers as a means of reference, and since the position of on pilot isn't going to change relative to another pilot, we're pretty much good on this topic.
09-11-2014 | 09:05 AM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
He said two.
Then he added, if he could be Captain.
When someone pointed out that he could, he added at a base of his choosing.
Oh, and with a dynamic accelerator which awards him the results of NWA attrition,
Plus, no adjustment for "his" fleet or network going away because Delta management is to blame for that.
yeah, that all sounds reasonable ... can we use him to threaten other airlines? I mean, say "here is our merger committee, but if you make this difficult, we're unleashing our Plouffe."
For some reason I like the guy. He's absolutely insane*, God love him.
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Then he added, if he could be Captain.
When someone pointed out that he could, he added at a base of his choosing.
Oh, and with a dynamic accelerator which awards him the results of NWA attrition,
Plus, no adjustment for "his" fleet or network going away because Delta management is to blame for that.
yeah, that all sounds reasonable ... can we use him to threaten other airlines? I mean, say "here is our merger committee, but if you make this difficult, we're unleashing our Plouffe."
For some reason I like the guy. He's absolutely insane*, God love him.
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Insane: in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction;
09-11-2014 | 09:05 AM
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09-11-2014 | 09:05 AM
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From: 767er Captain
09-11-2014 | 09:07 AM
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He said two.
Then he added, if he could be Captain.
When someone pointed out that he could, he added at a base of his choosing.
Oh, and with a dynamic accelerator which awards him the results of NWA attrition,
Plus, no adjustment for "his" fleet or network going away because Delta management is to blame for that.
yeah, that all sounds reasonable ... can we use him to threaten other airlines? I mean, say "here is our merger committee, but if you make this difficult, we're unleashing our Plouffe."
Then he added, if he could be Captain.
When someone pointed out that he could, he added at a base of his choosing.
Oh, and with a dynamic accelerator which awards him the results of NWA attrition,
Plus, no adjustment for "his" fleet or network going away because Delta management is to blame for that.
yeah, that all sounds reasonable ... can we use him to threaten other airlines? I mean, say "here is our merger committee, but if you make this difficult, we're unleashing our Plouffe."
It was a rhetorical question as I know his answer. I heard enough of his argument on the old dALPA site.
Unregard.. I see you addressed that in a sentence above that I didn't read...
09-11-2014 | 09:08 AM
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09-11-2014 | 09:09 AM
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From: 767er Captain
09-11-2014 | 09:14 AM
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From: Stay THIRSTY, my friends!
If a pilot is seat locked, can he or she be awarded a newly established category and equipment? For example, a 330B has a year left on the 2 year lock, can he or she be awarded MSP 777B on the opening bid? Does the same apply to a B that gets an A award in a newly established category? I know in the case of an upgrade, they take the lock and apply the remaining time to the captain position, but does that apply in the case of a newly established category? For example, would our 330B to a 777A incur a 3 year lock or only 2? I thought this was addressed in Filling of Vacancies but I can't find any reference to brand new categories or bases...
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