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Originally Posted by Spudhauler
(Post 1746721)
On a non-Ebola note, got an e-mail that one of our SLC A-320 captains passed away. He was only 54. Flew with him many times on the 88. A finer pilot and person you'd be hard pressed to find. Condolences to his family and friends.
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Just when you thought everything was going great in the airline world.......
(Reuters) - A second Texas nurse who tested positive for Ebola after caring for a patient with the virus had traveled by jetliner a day before she reported symptoms, U.S. and airline officials said on Wednesday. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas had taken a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland, Ohio to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Monday, the officials said. The woman, identified to Reuters by her grandmother as Amber Vinson, 29, was isolated immediately after reporting a fever on Tuesday, Texas Department of State Health Services officials said. She had treated Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola and was the first patient diagnosed with the virus in the United States |
Originally Posted by GunshipGuy
(Post 1746621)
I didn't say they shouldn't be allowed back in the country. With waiting times put in place there is still a way to support them and bring them home. I admire those who want to go and help, but their willingness to volunteer should not be allowed to jeopardize the health of those who do not want to put themselves at risk of dying from Ebola. As for those are coming from Central America? I believe you're supposed to have a passport when crossing international borders, so there's that option. If you made it known that you're not going to get in after having been in a heavily infected country in the recent past and actually enforced it you would not have too many people making the trip only to be turned around.
And at the very least we could put a stop to granting visas to non-citizens from west African countries. Why has this not been done? Just adding a perspective to the public policy dilemma. If we make it "illegal" then some will follow the path of undocumented aliens and hide, which makes it much more difficult to find and quarantine suspected cases. |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1746702)
Whatever. But remember that when those 747s are gone.. they ain't being replaced with anything that pays the same or more. That will meet the definition of "paycut" for many many pilots. If you can reconcile that as being smart, then good for you. I think it's blatantly idiotic, but I'm on my retirement airplane (hopefully) so I couldn't care less if they take paycuts, but there is real potential that they could cause me to take one because they will displace me out of my seat... The attachment of our pay to the revenue generation of the airframe baffles me no end. We do not choose the airplanes, nor how to utilize them. That is a management decision. We push throttles, nothing more. period.
Have at it. I think the exact same argument could be made for what ever replaces the 747's. What ever it is (787/A350/A330NEO/777-300) it will no doubt be much more fuel efficient, with two less engines. We need to increase the pay rates on those new, more efficient airplanes and keep pay tied to productivity, not removed from productivity. |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1746702)
Whatever. But remember that when those 747s are gone.. they ain't being replaced with anything that pays the same or more. That will meet the definition of "paycut" for many many pilots. If you can reconcile that as being smart, then good for you. I think it's blatantly idiotic, but I'm on my retirement airplane (hopefully) so I couldn't care less if they take paycuts, but there is real potential that they could cause me to take one because they will displace me out of my seat... The attachment of our pay to the revenue generation of the airframe baffles me no end. We do not choose the airplanes, nor how to utilize them. That is a management decision. We push throttles, nothing more. period.
Have at it. So, while yes the 747 guys might be taking a "pay cut" if they down bid airplanes, if we agree (and you did on an earlier post) that without increasing the costs of the current pilot contract, the fact is they would have never reached that hourly rate in the first place. As a matter of fact, for most, the aircraft that they down bid to will still most likely pay more than the seniority based pay average of $215. Tell me what it is going to look like with our current contract value. Tell me what it will look like if we then decide to upgauge or down gauge the airline.. Everybody gonna be happy flying an A380 for the same as a 717 if the captain pay is $215? |
Originally Posted by SluggoC17
(Post 1746624)
If this stuff really kicks off here in the States, how negatively do you think it will impact the airline industry? Will we see it like the days immediately following 9/11 or worse? Will the hiring completely stop and the furloughs begin again?
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Hasn't Nigeria handled their ebola situation? I heard it was more of a facility problem and infrastructure problem in the places where it's out of control.
If so, why are we getting so panicked about this? Or, should I say, why are our news sources getting so panicked about this? IMO, they suck. |
Originally Posted by Mesabah
(Post 1746772)
Well, if this thing gets in full swing, would you really want to come to work?
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
(Post 1746536)
From the AMS meeting.
-900 to 950 million in profit sharing -We had 14c per gallon fuel cost advantage. Losing it however because it was from hedges that are going south fast. -Domestic mainline fleet count will reach 667 in 2015 up from 594 -NRT was 80% of Orient traffic. Will be down to 50% next year but should stabilize. Beach traffic strong. -747's losing 150 million a year. Expect 3 to 4 parked each fall until gone. No displacements this year if 25 pilots take ER. -757 domestic fleet will go down to 76 airframes plus the internationals and 300's. NBA contract not inked but if it happens 10 to 14 more 757's. -737-900 Very happy with airframe. Very low transcon cost. -717-pleasant surprise, very reliable. -off sight 717, 737, 330 training will be required to meet demand. -decision to shift west coast future feed from 717 to 737. Possible 737 base in SEA. -330 base bid early 2015 for NYC funded by new airframes. -left 2500 757 block hours unused in JUL and Aug due to crew shortage. Not enough notice from marketing. -would like 777 temporary bases to reduce credit. -SEA airport working hard with us for additional gates and customs facilities. -additional pilot widebody block hours will be in SEA and JFK. Other bases stable except DTW which may shrink some. RFP, it was asked that comments stay off the forums however decision should be released 4 to 5 days after BOD meeting. How do they avoid displacements from the right seat of the whale? Tr |
Originally Posted by TOGA LK
(Post 1746784)
We have sick leave verification now, what could possibly go wrong?
Hey Doc, mind signing off my Ebola sheet? I gotta get back to work, spreading it around the world! :eek: |
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