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Read the earnings transcript.
Buy back completed a year early. Big surprise. Another buy back coming, will be announced in May. Shareholders are now "owners" and employees are now 'Teammates". The buy backs are great, but why isn't the union saying we need our contract restored before the next billion dollar stock repurchase? Well worth the read. There is ZERO reason not to hit the 2004 hourly rates plus some inflation date of siging without touching profit sharing. Even with the hedge lower fuel will give us an extra $2 billion in profits in 2015. $6.5 billion plus. $8.5 billion in 2016. Remember this when you vote. We will never have an opportunity like this again. Let's not let Lucy pull the football away yet again. |
Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
(Post 1808216)
Yes. Also required to talk to duty pilot and telm him why you are refusing? Extending is considered the norm and is expected.
1) Where can I find this form? 2) If you don't want to extend, after talking to your colleague, you taxi back to the gate and call it a night. From the ALPA Guide to 117: "There are two ways to extend a flightcrew member’s FDP limit: (1) pre-takeoff extension; and (2) post take-off extension. A pre-takeoff extension, because of unforeseen operational circumstances, of up to 2 hours, can be made if the pilot-in-command and the certificate holder agree that the crew is fit and the flight can be safely operated if the FDP is extended." Right now we have no formal way of agreeing to an extension. Nothing we sign at the gate suffices. The only "check the box" way is to ACARS the Dispatcher (Certificate Holder in this case) and positively agree. With our present procedures we are in a grey area. The "McFadden" highlights: "Your second scenario is as follows. Immediately prior to the beginning of the final scheduled flight segment, the pilot-in-command (PIC) realizes that he will be unable to complete that segment without a 2-hour FDP extension. You ask two questions about this scenario. Q1: Does the fitness-for-duty affirmation that the PIC signed prior to when he found out about the delay serve as concurrence to an extension? Subsection 117.l9(a) allows an FDP to be extended up to 2 hours beyond the pertinent FDP limit in response to unforeseen operational circumstances that arise prior to takeoff. This extension is subject to a number of limitations, one of which is that the PIC and the certificate holder must both concur with the extension.' A document that the PIC signed before he found out about the need for an extension would not be sufficient to concur with the extension because a person cannot concur with something that he or she does not know about. Instead, the PIC must affirmatively concur with the extension. Q2: For this question, you ask us to assume that the length of the extension in the above scenario is 30 minutes instead of two hours. You ask us whether this changes our analysis in the previous question. In a recently-issued interpretation the FAA stated that all FDP extensions taken pursuant to § 117.19 require PIC concurrence. However, the FAA noted that PIC concurrence with extensions of 30 minutes or less can be accomplished via a fitness-for-duty affirmation. In this case, however, even though the extension would only be 30 minutes, the PIC's fitness for duty affirmation would be insufficient to concur with the extension because the affirmation took place before the PIC found out about the need for an extension. This is because the PIC cannot concur with something that he does not know about. Thus, even though the PIC's concurrence with extensions of 30 minutes or less can be done via a fitness-for-duty affirmation, an affirmation that takes place prior to when the PIC finds out about the need for an extension would not be sufficient as a concurrence." |
If you do not extend, you are expected to fill out an FCR. You will be required to talk to a duty pilot immediately to explain why you are not extending. Our company does not believe in the mcfadden interpretation and considers signing the release agreeing to an extension. No one seems to care. Not extending is considered abnormal and going against the grain. It is essentially treated the same as a fatigue call.
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Originally Posted by duder
(Post 1808066)
Cuomo Proposes Train Link to La Guardia Airport
Michael M. Grynbaum 3 Hours Ago The New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday proposed the construction of an elevated AirTrain to La Guardia Airport, the first mass transit link to an airfield long lamented for its relatively isolated location in Queens. The proposed train would connect with the No. 7 subway line and the Long Island Rail Road at an expanded terminal in Willets Point in Queens, alongside Citi Field and the U.S. Open tennis center. The elevated train, similar to the AirTrains used to reach Kennedy Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, would cost about $450 million to build and run for 1.5 miles along the Grand Central Parkway, the governor's office said. LaGuardia Airport, New York City Mehdi Taarmallah | AFP | Getty Images LaGuardia Airport, New York City When the train would start operating, however, is uncertain. "I would not venture a guess to the timing," Mr. Cuomo said on Tuesday, shortly after unveiling the plan at a breakfast speech in Midtown Manhattan. More from The New York Times: In bid for profits, US lab lets animals suffer Koch event is early proving ground for GOP hopefuls Cuomo takes on teachers' unions with education plan The governor said his office needed "a couple of months to work up the design" of the train before a solid timetable could be established. Aides to the governor said later that the train could be operational within five years. Air passengers must travel to La Guardia by car or bus, a rarity among airports in major global cities, which are commonly served by trains or other forms of mass transit. Mr. Cuomo described the current situation as "inexcusable." Proposals for a train to La Guardia have been floated in transportation circles for years, if not decades. Other plans have included extending the N and R subway line from Astoria to the airport, or building a transit link from a station in Woodside, Queens. Read MoreDubai replaces Heathrow as busiest airport Mr. Cuomo's plan, although lacking some key details for implementation, received a warm reception on Tuesday. "This is a breakthrough," said Mitchell L. Moss, director of the Rudin Center for Transportation at New York University. "They may need to rename La Guardia after Cuomo." The governor said his office would also explore redesigning the terminals at La Guardia, which Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recently compared to the facilities at a third-world country. Mr. Cuomo called the airport a "bad use of space," and proposed, among other ideas, a high-speed ferry link from Manhattan and a new slate of departure-gate restaurants. "I'm partial to Peter Luger," Mr. Cuomo said during his speech, referring to the famed Brooklyn steakhouse, whose logo appeared in a digital image of the proposed revamp projected on a screen by his side. Read MoreThe most on-time airline? It's gone now "As governor," Mr. Cuomo added, "you get a few prerogatives." http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/swdfish1.jpg Should work out just fine. http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/swdfish3.jpg |
Originally Posted by boog123
(Post 1808088)
OK, there's the carrot…. What did they have to say about said changes?
That's all he had time for because he had to run to a secret meeting on how to cut his and all pilots pay and work more days! |
Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
(Post 1808216)
Yes. Also required to talk to duty pilot and telm him why you are refusing? Extending is considered the norm and is expected.
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
(Post 1808294)
A350 will be not be a common category with the 330.
Good for us if it is separate. |
Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
(Post 1808216)
Yes. Also required to talk to duty pilot and telm him why you are refusing? Extending is considered the norm and is expected.
You do realize the "Duty Pilot" is not your Chief Pilot, and has about as much authority as my dog? No, wait, My Dog knows his place, and probably has more stick time...and...he can lick his... :D |
Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1808320)
Not in MY house!
You do realize the "Duty Pilot" is not your Chief Pilot, and has about as much authority as my dog? No, wait, My Dog knows his place, and probably has more stick time...and...he can lick his... :D Edit: But still impressed with FTB's wit and insight. |
Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
(Post 1808242)
If you do not extend, you are expected to fill out an FCR. You will be required to talk to a duty pilot immediately to explain why you are not extending. Our company does not believe in the mcfadden interpretation and considers signing the release agreeing to an extension. No one seems to care. Not extending is considered abnormal and going against the grain. It is essentially treated the same as a fatigue call.
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